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College of the Desert is a public institution located in Palm Desert, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

3,727 Full-Time Undergraduates
$1,288 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is College of the Desert?

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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

Can I Afford College of the Desert?

$1,288 In-State Tuition
12.3% Loan Default Rate
For the <nil> academic year, part-time College of the Desert students paid $46 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $325 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $1,288 $9,100
Fees $38 $38
Books and Supplies $1,152 $1,152

The student loan default rate at College of the Desert is 12.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

College of the Desert Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,727 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,229 undergraduate students at College of the Desert, with 3,727 being full-time and 6,502 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

7,621 Took All Classes Online
8,965 Took At Least One Class Online
271.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 8,965 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.

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Online Growth Rankings of College of the Desert

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at College of the Desert was 271.1%. This is the #174 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at College of the Desert regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

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