College of the Desert Business Programs

Located in Palm Desert, California, College of the Desert is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is College of the Desert?

Contact details for College of the Desert are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	43-500 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone:	760-346-8041
Website:	www.collegeofthedesert.edu

How Do I Get Into College of the Desert?

You can apply to College of the Desert online at: www.collegeofthedesert.edu/students/admissions/getting-started/online-application.php

As long as you submit the requested materials to College of the Desert when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford College of the Desert?

The student loan default rate at College of the Desert is 2.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

College of the Desert Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,229 undergraduate students at College of the Desert, with 3,727 being full-time and 6,502 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,727 full-time undergraduates at College of the Desert, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of the Desert students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	103
Black or African American	79
Hispanic or Latino	2,812
White	520
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	161

Online Learning at College of the Desert

In 2022-2023, 7,646 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at College of the Desert has changed over the last few years.

College of the Desert Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	169	0	169
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	12	9	21
General Business/Commerce	5	11	0	16
Office Administration	6	0	0	6
General Economics	0	6	0	6
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	4	0	4
Business Management & Marketing	3	0	0	3
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	3	0	0	3
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	0	1	0	1
Retail Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	17	203	9	229

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.