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College of the Desert

Palm Desert, CA 92260City: SmallUNITID 113573

Public 2-yearAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-High TraditionalHispanic-servingSpecialty: Liberal Arts 47%
Undergraduates
10,207
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$15.7k
Graduation rate
31%
Retention rate
70%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$39k
Median debt
Not reported
Student : faculty
26:1
Value score*
48th pct.
Programs offered
102
Highest degree
Associate degree
Sector
Public 2-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
City: Small (population less than 100,000)
Carnegie
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Size & setting
Two-year, large
Predominant degree
Predominantly certificate-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.