2004 – Peter Carlos Okantey leaves Accra, Ghana for Portland, Oregon with his wife, Beth Okantey.

2005 – Peter begins questioning why there are so many developmental differences between Ghana and the United States and begins to search for solutions as to how he can help bridge the developmental gap that exists between them.

He concludes that the reason for the differences has to do with a lack of leadership, investment in the people, and quality higher education.  He conceives a vision to set up a Foundation to help establish a four-year liberal arts university to educate ethical leaders in Africa to help change the course of Africa’s developmental trajectory.

2006 – Peter founded the Palm University Foundation, a United States IRS-designated 501(c)(3) organization to create quality higher educational opportunities for Africans and to build the envisioned four-year liberals university to educate and train ethical leaders in Africa.

2009 – 2011 – Palm University Foundation awards scholarships to needy but brilliant Ghanaian students attending Ghanaian universities.

The Scholarships were first awarded in 2009 to the first 10 students through the Lee Nusich Scholarship Fund under the Palm University Foundation umbrella.
More scholarships were subsequently awarded by NAPE through the Matthew Essieh & Family Scholarship Fund.

2012 – Palm University College was founded in Accra, Ghana, and opens its doors in a rented house converted into offices, classrooms, a computer laboratory, and a library and begins offering Certificate Programs in Leadership in East Legon, Accra.

2013 – Palm University Foundation continues to award more scholarships to attending Ghanaian universities through the following scholarship funds:

• Mike & Mary Delk Scholarship Fund
• Nathan Howells Scholarship Fund
• Florence Hutchful & Family Scholarship Fund
• Robert & Susan Smith Scholarship Fund

2014 – Palm enrolls the initial 11 students into its first 2 Year Degree Programs in Business Administration, Computerized Accounting and Banking Technology, and Accounting

2016 – Palm graduates its first class of students awarding two-year degrees in Business Administration, Computerized Accounting, and Banking Technology and Accounting to the graduates.
Subsequently, between 2017 and 2019 Palm added programs in Procurement and Materials Management and Agribusiness and Finance and awarded two-year degrees to more students.

2017 – Palm breaks ground to start construction of the first phase of its permanent campus in Many Jorpanya, Shai Hills.

2018 – In September, construction of the first phase of the permanent campus is completed and Palm relocates to Manya Jorpanya.

2020 – Palm receives institutional accreditation to offer four-year degrees from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission of Ghana.

2020 – In May 2020, Palm receives accreditation to run a BSc. Business Information Technology degree program.

2020 – Palm signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oklahoma State University to pursue cooperative activities in the areas of instruction, research, and outreach and promote various forms of exchange among students and faculties of the two institutions.

2021 – In February 2021, Palm welcomed the first batch of BSc. Business Information Technology program freshmen on campus for freshmen orientation.

2021 – On February 27, Palm matriculated the first batch of BSc. Business Information Technology students.

2021 – In April 2021, Palm adopted the Honour System and Examination Honour Code.

2021 – In September 2021, Palm welcomed the second batch of BSc. Business Information Technology program freshmen to campus for freshman Matriculation.

2021 – In October 2021, Palm receives accreditation to run a BSc. Business Administration degree program.

2022 – In July 2022, Palm receives accreditation to run a BSc. Computer Science degree program.

2022 – In September 2022, Palm welcomed the third batch of students for its three-degree programs.

2022—In October 2022, Palm celebrated its 10th Anniversary and launched its Center for Ethical Leadership as part of the celebration.

2023 – In January 2023, Palm welcomed the January cohort of the 2022/2023 academic year. 

2023–In July 2023, Palm changed its name from ‘Palm Institute’ to ‘Palm University College’.

2024 – In May 2024, Palm received accreditation for its first graduate programs; MSc. Business Information Technology and MSc. Information Technology Management.

2024 – In August 2024, Palm received accreditation for two graduate programs: MSc. Health Services Management and Leadership and Pg.D Health Services Management and Leadership.