Palm Beach State College to launch quantum computing program - The Palm Beach Post

EDUCATION Palm Beach State College to launch quantum computing program PBSC's Quantum Innovation Center in downtown West Palm Beach will be the county's latest step in making high tech part of its economy. Chris Persaud Palm Beach Post Feb. 16, 2026Updated Feb. 17, 2026, 5:56 p.m. ET (This story was updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy.) If all goes to plan, Palm Beach State College will start training students next year to support the emerging profession of combining subatomic particles with quantum physics to make computers more powerful than humanity has seen. PBSC recently won a $4.95 million grant from the Florida Department of Commerce's Job Growth Grant Fund to offer quantum computing support courses in downtown West Palm Beach, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County said Feb. 12.