College of the Desert is a 2-4 year, public school located in Palm Desert, California. It offers 8 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, C of the Desert have 8 vocational programs for the health profession degrees. The 2024 tuition & fees is $9,586 for the programs

Last year, total 250 students have completed their health profession studies.


College of the Desert 2024 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2024 tuition & fees of C of the Desert is $1,326 for California residents and $9,586 for out-of-state students.

the graduation rate at C of the Desert is 27%. The students to faculty ratio is 26 to 1 and the retention rate is 64%.

You can find the detailed information about College of the Desert at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees$9,586 ($1,326)
Health Profession Programs8 programs
1 online programs
Total Programs124 programs
40 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio26 to 1
Student Population10,382 Students
Number of Faculties452 Faculties
Number of Staffs809 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

College of the Desert offers 8 health profession programs through vocational programs. It does not have BS degrees and graduate programs for health profession majors.

A total of 250 students have completed the health profession programs including certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at C of the Desert with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year 3 NOT OFFERED 16
2-Years Certificate 2 1 10
Associate 5 1 224

Health Profession Vocational Programs by Concentrated Study and Certifiate Types

Health Profession Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramLess than 12 weeksLess than 1 yearLess than 2 Years2-4 YearsAssociate's
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED-NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED14NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)NOT OFFERED2NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED2
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED10OnlineNOT OFFERED3Online
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED83
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse TrainingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-NOT OFFERED6