College of the Desert

General Information

Name: College of the Desert
Address: 43-500 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone:

• General information: (760) 346-8041
• Financial aid office: (760) 773-8532
• Admissions office: (760) 773-2516

Website: www.collegeofthedesert.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 2-year
Religious affiliation: None

Financial Aid Recipients

Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
• Any form of aid: 50%
• Federal grants: 28%
• State/local grants: 41%
• Institutional grants: 13%
• Student loans: 2%

Average Amount of Aid Received:
• Federal grants:$3055
• State/local grants:$1261
• Institutional grants:$923
• Student loans:$2406

Enrollment

Characteristics of students

White non-hispanic: 35%
Black non-hispanic: 4%
Hispanic: 49%
Asian/pacific islander: 4%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 7%

Degrees offered

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations - Associate
  
• Agriculture, General - Associate
  
• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General - Associate
  
• Crop Production - Associate
  
• Turf and Turfgrass Management - Associate, Certificate

Architecture and Related Services
• Architectural Technology/Technician - Associate, Certificate

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Associate

Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
• Accounting - Certificate
  
• Business Administration and Management, General - Associate
  
• Business/Commerce, General - Associate
  
• Hospitality Administration/Management, General - Associate
  
• Office Management and Supervision - Associate, Certificate
  
• Resort Management - Associate, Certificate

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Journalism - Associate
  
• Mass Communication/Media Studies - Associate

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer Graphics - Associate, Certificate
  
• Computer Science - Associate
  
• Information Technology - Associate, Certificate

Construction Trades
• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector - Certificate

Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General - Associate, Certificate
  
• Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician - Associate, Certificate

English Language and Literature/Letters
• Creative Writing - Associate
  
• English Language and Literature, General - Associate
  
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Associate

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Child Development - Associate, Certificate

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature - Associate
  
• Italian Language and Literature - Associate
  
• Spanish Language and Literature - Associate

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Dietetic Technician (DTR) - Associate
  
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training - Associate, Certificate
  
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Associate
  
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling - Associate, Certificate

History
• History, General - Associate

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate

Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics, General - Associate

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician - Certificate

Natural Resources and Conservation
• Natural Resources/Conservation, General - Certificate

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
• Health and Physical Education, General - Associate
  
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies - Associate

Personal and Culinary Services
• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General - Associate, Certificate

Physical Sciences
• Chemistry, General - Associate
  
• Geology/Earth Science, General - Associate
  
• Physics, General - Associate

Psychology
• Psychology, General - Associate

Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Human Services, General - Certificate

Security and Protective Services
• Criminal Justice/Police Science - Associate, Certificate
  
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting - Associate, Certificate

Social Sciences
• Anthropology - Associate
  
• Economics, General - Associate
  
• Geography - Associate
  
• Political Science and Government, General - Associate
  
• Social Sciences, General - Associate
  
• Sociology - Associate

Visual and Performing Arts
• Art/Art Studies, General - Associate
  
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Associate
  
• Drawing - Associate
  
• Graphic Design - Associate
  
• Music, General - Associate
  
• Photography - Associate