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College of the Desert

Palm Desert, CA · IPEDS 113573 · City: Small · 2-year · Predominantly certificate-degree granting

Hispanic-Serving Institution
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Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)
Average net price (public)$15,728Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)
First-year retention rate
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$44,605Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant40.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan0.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full
Making progress13.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress23.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted13.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time60.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white14.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino73.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women50.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men49.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white60.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino20.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities47.4%
Health Professions And Related Programs10.0%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services7.4%
Psychology4.7%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences4.6%
Social Sciences3.5%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields2.8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services2.7%