Academic Programs
Browse all academic programs and credentials available at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA.
Palm Desert, CA
96
Total Programs
2399
Annual Graduates
29
Program Categories
What Programs Does College of the Desert Offer?
Liberal Arts & Humanities
3 programs • 956 graduates (39.8%)
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 24.0101
841
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 305 Female: 536
Award Year: 2023
Humanities/Humanistic Studies.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 24.0103
102
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 35 Female: 67
Award Year: 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 24.0101
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 12
Award Year: 2023
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
8 programs • 250 graduates (10.4%)
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.0000
130
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 22 Female: 108
Award Year: 2023
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.3801
83
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 16 Female: 67
Award Year: 2023
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.0805
14
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 12
Award Year: 2023
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.1501
10
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 8
Award Year: 2023
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.3901
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.1501
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic).
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.0904
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Athletic Training/Trainer.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.0913
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Business, Management & Marketing
9 programs • 191 graduates (8.0%)
Business Administration and Management, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0201
138
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 73 Female: 65
Award Year: 2023
Business/Commerce, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0101
15
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 12
Award Year: 2023
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0401
10
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 10
Award Year: 2023
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0302
9
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0302
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
Business/Commerce, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0101
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Office Management and Supervision.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0204
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.1801
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Hospitality Administration/Management, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0901
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Family & Consumer Sciences
6 programs • 163 graduates (6.8%)
Child Care Provider/Assistant.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0709
83
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 81
Award Year: 2023
Child Care Provider/Assistant.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0709
43
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 42
Award Year: 2023
Child Care Provider/Assistant.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0709
26
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 26
Award Year: 2023
Child Care and Support Services Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0708
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Child Care and Support Services Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0708
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0501
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Psychology
1 program • 145 graduates (6.0%)
Psychology, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 42.0101
145
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 35 Female: 110
Award Year: 2023
Security & Protective Services
6 programs • 97 graduates (4.0%)
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 43.0103
65
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 26 Female: 39
Award Year: 2023
Fire Science/Fire-fighting.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 43.0203
16
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 16 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 43.0201
9
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 43.0103
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 43.0201
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Criminal Justice/Police Science.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 43.0107
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Social Sciences
5 programs • 78 graduates (3.3%)
Sociology, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 45.1101
45
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 37
Award Year: 2023
Political Science and Government, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 45.1001
18
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 7 Female: 11
Award Year: 2023
Anthropology, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 45.0201
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Economics, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 45.0601
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Social Sciences, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 45.0101
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Computer & Information Sciences
5 programs • 63 graduates (2.6%)
Computer Science.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 11.0701
24
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 23 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 11.0901
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 12 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Computer Graphics.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 11.0803
12
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
Computer Graphics.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 11.0803
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Information Technology.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 11.0103
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Agriculture & Natural Resources
8 programs • 58 graduates (2.4%)
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0601
23
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 23 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Crop Production.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0304
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Turf and Turfgrass Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0607
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Crop Production.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0304
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0601
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Turf and Turfgrass Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0607
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0601
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Turf and Turfgrass Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0607
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
2 programs • 52 graduates (2.2%)
Biological and Physical Sciences.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 30.0101
27
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 18
Award Year: 2023
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 30.9999
25
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 11 Female: 14
Award Year: 2023
Visual & Performing Arts
8 programs • 50 graduates (2.1%)
Art/Art Studies, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0701
19
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 15
Award Year: 2023
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0501
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
Visual and Performing Arts, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0101
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Graphic Design.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0409
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Cinematography and Film/Video Production.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0602
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Cinematography and Film/Video Production.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0602
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Music, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0901
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Music, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0901
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Communication & Journalism
5 programs • 47 graduates (2.0%)
Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 09.0101
23
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 12 Female: 11
Award Year: 2023
Radio and Television.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 09.0701
16
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Journalism.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 09.0401
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Mass Communication/Media Studies.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 09.0102
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Radio and Television.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 09.0701
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Engineering Technologies
4 programs • 45 graduates (1.9%)
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 15.0501
39
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 39 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 15.0501
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Energy Systems Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 15.1701
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 15.1301
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Parks, Recreation & Fitness
2 programs • 37 graduates (1.5%)
Exercise Science and Kinesiology.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 31.0505
21
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 12
Award Year: 2023
Physical Fitness Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 31.0507
16
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 13
Award Year: 2023
Mechanic & Repair Technologies
2 programs • 29 graduates (1.2%)
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 47.0604
18
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 16 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 47.0604
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Education
2 programs • 19 graduates (0.8%)
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 13.1015
17
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 17
Award Year: 2023
Teacher Assistant/Aide.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 13.1501
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
1 program • 16 graduates (0.7%)
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 26.0101
16
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 8
Award Year: 2023
English Language & Literature
1 program • 14 graduates (0.6%)
English Language and Literature, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 23.0101
14
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 10
Award Year: 2023
Physical Sciences
2 programs • 13 graduates (0.5%)
Physics, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 40.0801
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Chemistry, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 40.0501
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Mathematics & Statistics
1 program • 12 graduates (0.5%)
Mathematics, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 27.0101
12
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Natural Resources & Conservation
3 programs • 12 graduates (0.5%)
Natural Resources/Conservation, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 03.0101
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Natural Resources/Conservation, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 03.0101
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Environmental Science.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 03.0104
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
History
1 program • 11 graduates (0.5%)
History, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 54.0101
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Personal & Culinary Services
2 programs • 10 graduates (0.4%)
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 12.0500
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 12.0500
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Construction Trades
2 programs • 10 graduates (0.4%)
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 46.0403
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 46.0412
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Communications Technologies
2 programs • 7 graduates (0.3%)
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 10.0201
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Recording Arts Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 10.0203
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
1 program • 6 graduates (0.3%)
Spanish Language and Literature.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 16.0905
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Architecture & Related Services
2 programs • 5 graduates (0.2%)
Architectural Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 04.0901
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Architectural Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 04.0901
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Engineering
1 program • 2 graduates (0.1%)
Pre-Engineering.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 14.0102
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Area & Cultural Studies
1 program • 1 graduates (0.0%)
Area Studies, Other.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 05.0199
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
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