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Palm Desert, CA

College of the Desert

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College of the Desert is a public institution located in Palm Desert, CA. Use its official resources to confirm whether its programs match your study plans.

Institution at a glance

Location
Palm Desert, CA
Institution type
Public
Institution level
Two-year
IPEDS institution ID
113573
Directory data year
2025

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Published undergraduate tuition and fees

Full-time, first-time undergraduate charge basis · Academic year 2024-25 · US dollars · tuition and required fees, not total cost of attendance.

In-state$1,326
Out-of-state$10,174
Books and supplies$1,062

State residency rules determine eligibility. Out-of-state charges are not a verified international-student quote. Housing, meals, insurance, travel and other expenses are additional; aid is not deducted.

Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-stateBooks
2024-25$1,326$10,174$1,062
2023-24$1,326$9,586$938
2022-23$1,326$9,138$1,152
2021-22$1,326$8,970$1,125
2020-21$1,383$8,943$1,080
2019-20$1,335$8,615$1,971
2018-19$1,335$8,615$1,917
2017-18$1,335$7,663$1,854
2016-17$1,327$6,926$1,791

Change from the previous academic year

In-state tuition and fees: unchanged, compared with 2023-24.

Out-of-state tuition and fees: increased by $588 (6.1%), compared with 2023-24.

This compares published tuition and required fees in adjacent reporting years. It does not measure changes in your aid package, net price or full living budget.

Source fields and reporting flags

books: CHG4AY3 · flag R
in_state: CHG2AY3 · flag R
out_of_state: CHG3AY3 · flag R

Source: IPEDS published cost dataset. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reported, imputed and carried-forward values retain their source flags. Read our data methodology →

Historical undergraduate admissions

Admissions figures are not available in the connected dataset. Do not interpret a missing figure as a 0% or 100% admission rate.

Fields with reported graduates

Historical IPEDS completions, first major. Reporting years are labeled per record. Verify current program availability and degree names on the institution’s website.

Field of studyAward levelYear endingCompletions
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.Certificate 1–2 years20251215
Early Childhood Education and Teaching.Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2024266
Business Administration and Management, General.Associate degree2025168
Humanities/Humanistic Studies.Associate degree2025145
Psychology, General.Associate degree2025137
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other.Associate degree2024125
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.Associate degree2025117
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.Associate degree202598
Early Childhood Education and Teaching.Certificate 1–2 years202483
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year202567
Education, Other.Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year202465
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.Associate degree202560
Sociology, General.Associate degree202558
Child Care Provider/Assistant.Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year202557
Child Care Provider/Assistant.Associate degree202553

Showing 15 of 144 reported field/award records. View all records →

Historical average net price for in-state aid recipients

Population: full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates at public institutions with standard academic calendars, paying in-state or in-district tuition and receiving federal, state/local or institutional grant or scholarship aid. Other grant sources are excluded.

Average net price subtracts average qualifying grant aid from a population cost of attendance that includes tuition, required fees, books and weighted living expenses. It is a historical cohort average in USD, not tuition alone, a personal aid offer or a verified international-student cost. Negative source values are retained; they do not promise a payment to you.

Academic yearAverage net priceRecipientsAverage qualifying grant aidSource flags
2023-24$18,169980$6,830Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R
2022-23$14,391992$5,849Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R
2021-22$13,704915$5,030Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R

Flags include R (reported), C (analyst corrected), P (carry-forward imputed), Z (implied zero) and other documented source codes. A blank amount is unavailable.

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Published first-year retention

Connected EF part-D observations concern prior-fall first-time degree/certificate-seeking cohorts assessed a year later. NCES describes persistence or completion; four-year institutions' cohorts are bachelor-seeking. Entry study status remains the grouping even if a student later changes between full- and part-time.

Entry cohort → assessmentFull-time source rateAdjusted full-time cohortPart-time source rateAdjusted part-time cohort
Fall 2023 → 202470% · R1,07344% · R889
Fall 2022 → 202367% · R1,17845% · R712
Fall 2021 → 202264% · R1,09541% · R616
Fall 2020 → 202167% · R1,28842% · R700
Fall 2019 → 202068% · R1,81336% · R812
Fall 2018 → 201972% · R1,60149% · R733
Fall 2017 → 201872% · R1,39847% · R708

Percentages are retained from the source rather than recalculated. R means reported; P means carried forward. Other source flags remain in the evidence. Missing rates remain unavailable and a published 0% remains zero. These are institution-level historical observations, not programme graduation rates, current service-quality rankings or individual predictions.

Official EF2024D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2024. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2024 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 1073

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 748

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 70.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 889

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 388

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 44.0

Official EF2023D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2023. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2023 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 1178

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 795

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 67.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 712

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 317

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 45.0

Official EF2022D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2022. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2022 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 1095

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 706

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 64.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 616

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 252

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 41.0

Official EF2021D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2021. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2021 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 1288

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 860

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 67.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 700

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 291

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 42.0

Official EF2020D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2020. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2020 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 1813

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 1241

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 68.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 812

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 289

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 36.0

Official EF2019D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2019. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2019 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 1601

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 1153

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 72.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 733

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 356

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 49.0

Official EF2018D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2018. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2018 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 1398

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 1011

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 72.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 708

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 332

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 47.0

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About this record

Source: NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, HD2025 institution directory. Download the source dataset.

Record reviewed: 2026-10-13 UTC. Directory year is not the current application year. “Four-year” describes an institution classification; it does not mean every program lasts four years.

Costs, admissions and completion records come from separate historical datasets with their own years. Current language requirements and deadlines must be verified with the institution.

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