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# College of the Desert

Public 2-year college in Palm Desert serving the Coachella Valley with a focus on health professions and career pathways.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 33.732108, -116.388271

### Summary

Public 2-year college in Palm Desert serving the Coachella Valley with a focus on health professions and career pathways.

### Description

College of the Desert is a public 2-year institution in Palm Desert, California, serving the Coachella Valley region. The college enrolls about 10,764 students and emphasizes health professions and related programs, preparing students for direct entry into the workforce or transfer to 4-year universities.

Annual in-state tuition is $1,288, with out-of-state tuition at $10,136. The college's low cost of attendance makes it an accessible entry point for students beginning their higher education in a major population center of Southern California. Most students are part-time or working while attending.

As a community college, College of the Desert functions as both a destination for career credentials and a transfer pathway to bachelor's degree programs. The college works best for students seeking affordable access to health career training, general education requirements, or a bridge to upper-level study. For program details, admission requirements, and support services, visit www.collegeofthedesert.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 113,573
- **State**: CA
- **City**: Palm Desert
- **Address**: 43-500 Monterey Ave
- **Zip Code**: 92260
- **Sector Group**: Public 2-Year
- **Official Website**: www.collegeofthedesert.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: City
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $1,288
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $10,136
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $1,288
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $10,136
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 10,764
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $216,675,393
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Higher Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Health Professions and Related Programs