Academic Programs
Certificates and degree programs offered at College of the Desert
Palm Desert, CA
123
Total Programs
4237
Annual Graduates
32
Program Categories
Liberal Arts & Humanities
3 programs • 1239 graduates (29.2%)
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 24.0101
1075
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 435 Female: 640
Award Year: 2024
Humanities/Humanistic Studies.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 24.0103
154
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 49 Female: 105
Award Year: 2024
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 24.0101
10
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 10
Award Year: 2024
Education
7 programs • 481 graduates (11.4%)
Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 13.1210
266
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 15 Female: 251
Award Year: 2024
Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 13.1210
83
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 81
Award Year: 2024
Education, Other.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 13.9999
65
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 17 Female: 48
Award Year: 2024
Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 13.1210
36
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 35
Award Year: 2024
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 13.1015
19
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 17
Award Year: 2024
Elementary Education and Teaching.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 13.1202
10
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 10
Award Year: 2024
Education, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 13.0101
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
13 programs • 466 graduates (11.0%)
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 51.0000
129
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 20 Female: 109
Award Year: 2024
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 51.1199
125
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 20 Female: 105
Award Year: 2024
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 51.3801
97
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 14 Female: 83
Award Year: 2024
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.0805
35
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 29
Award Year: 2024
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.1501
18
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 17
Award Year: 2024
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.3901
16
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 12
Award Year: 2024
Physical Therapy Assistant.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 51.0806
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 3
Award Year: 2024
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 51.3901
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 6
Award Year: 2024
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 51.1501
10
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 7
Award Year: 2024
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic).
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.0904
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
Athletic Training/Trainer.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 51.0913
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 3
Award Year: 2024
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.1504
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Community Health and Preventive Medicine.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.2208
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Family & Consumer Sciences
7 programs • 415 graduates (9.8%)
Child Care Provider/Assistant.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0709
249
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 14 Female: 235
Award Year: 2024
Child Care Provider/Assistant.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0709
82
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 80
Award Year: 2024
Child Care Provider/Assistant.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 19.0709
36
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 35
Award Year: 2024
Human Development and Family Studies, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 19.0701
19
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 17
Award Year: 2024
Child Care and Support Services Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0708
17
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 16
Award Year: 2024
Child Care and Support Services Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0708
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 11
Award Year: 2024
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 19.0501
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Business, Management & Marketing
16 programs • 288 graduates (6.8%)
Business Administration and Management, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 52.0201
167
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 104 Female: 63
Award Year: 2024
Business/Commerce, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0101
24
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 15
Award Year: 2024
Business/Commerce, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 52.0101
15
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 10
Award Year: 2024
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0302
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 11
Award Year: 2024
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0302
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 11
Award Year: 2024
Accounting.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 52.0301
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 5
Award Year: 2024
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 52.0302
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 5
Award Year: 2024
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0401
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 7
Award Year: 2024
Office Management and Supervision.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0204
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 5
Award Year: 2024
Office Management and Supervision.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0204
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 5
Award Year: 2024
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.1801
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 4
Award Year: 2024
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.9999
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 4
Award Year: 2024
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0407
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 5
Award Year: 2024
Hospitality Administration/Management, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 52.0901
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 3
Award Year: 2024
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 52.0401
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Resort Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0906
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Engineering Technologies
2 programs • 281 graduates (6.6%)
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 15.0501
277
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 277 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 15.0501
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Security & Protective Services
8 programs • 158 graduates (3.7%)
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 43.0103
57
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 17 Female: 40
Award Year: 2024
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 43.0103
31
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 14 Female: 17
Award Year: 2024
Criminal Justice/Police Science.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 43.0107
25
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 17 Female: 8
Award Year: 2024
Fire Science/Fire-fighting.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 43.0203
25
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 22 Female: 3
Award Year: 2024
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 43.0201
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 12 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Corrections.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 43.0102
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 43.0201
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Criminal Justice/Police Science.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 43.0107
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Psychology
1 program • 140 graduates (3.3%)
Psychology, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 42.0101
140
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 36 Female: 104
Award Year: 2024
Mechanic & Repair Technologies
4 programs • 111 graduates (2.6%)
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 47.0604
101
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 100 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 47.0604
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 47.0614
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 47.0614
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Social Sciences
5 programs • 94 graduates (2.2%)
Sociology, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 45.1101
54
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 14 Female: 40
Award Year: 2024
Political Science and Government, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 45.1001
20
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 11
Award Year: 2024
Anthropology, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 45.0201
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 5
Award Year: 2024
Anthropology, Other.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 45.0299
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 5
Award Year: 2024
Economics, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 45.0601
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Agriculture & Natural Resources
8 programs • 78 graduates (1.8%)
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0601
30
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 29 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Crop Production.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0304
17
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 14 Female: 3
Award Year: 2024
Turf and Turfgrass Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0607
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Crop Production.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 01.0304
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Turf and Turfgrass Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0607
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Turf and Turfgrass Management.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 01.0607
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0601
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 01.0601
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Computer & Information Sciences
5 programs • 77 graduates (1.8%)
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 11.0901
34
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 33 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Computer Science.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 11.0701
17
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 15 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
Computer Graphics.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 11.0803
15
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 6
Award Year: 2024
Information Technology.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 11.0103
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
Computer Graphics.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 11.0803
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Visual & Performing Arts
9 programs • 67 graduates (1.6%)
Cinematography and Film/Video Production.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0602
26
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 20 Female: 6
Award Year: 2024
Art/Art Studies, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 50.0701
17
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 11
Award Year: 2024
Music Technology.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0913
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 50.0501
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
Music, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 50.0901
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Visual and Performing Arts, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 50.0101
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
Graphic Design.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 50.0409
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
Musical Theatre.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0509
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Music, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0901
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Parks, Recreation & Fitness
5 programs • 51 graduates (1.2%)
Exercise Science and Kinesiology.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 31.0505
21
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 11 Female: 10
Award Year: 2024
Physical Fitness Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 31.0507
15
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 14
Award Year: 2024
Physical Fitness Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 31.0507
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 13
Award Year: 2024
Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 31.0302
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 31.0501
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
2 programs • 46 graduates (1.1%)
Biological and Physical Sciences.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 30.0101
30
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 18 Female: 12
Award Year: 2024
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 30.9999
16
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 12 Female: 4
Award Year: 2024
Communication & Journalism
5 programs • 39 graduates (0.9%)
Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 09.0101
25
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 16
Award Year: 2024
Radio and Television.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 09.0701
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 5
Award Year: 2024
Journalism.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 09.0401
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Radio and Television.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 09.0701
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Mass Communication/Media Studies.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 09.0102
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Personal & Culinary Services
2 programs • 34 graduates (0.8%)
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 12.0500
30
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 13 Female: 17
Award Year: 2024
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 12.0500
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
English Language & Literature
1 program • 27 graduates (0.6%)
English Language and Literature, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 23.0101
27
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 18
Award Year: 2024
Natural Resources & Conservation
3 programs • 22 graduates (0.5%)
Natural Resources/Conservation, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 03.0101
17
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 9
Award Year: 2024
Natural Resources/Conservation, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 03.0101
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
Environmental Science.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 03.0104
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Construction Trades
3 programs • 21 graduates (0.5%)
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 46.0412
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 5
Award Year: 2024
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 46.0403
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 46.0412
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Physical Sciences
3 programs • 20 graduates (0.5%)
Physics, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 40.0801
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Chemistry, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 40.0501
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 7 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Geology/Earth Science, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 40.0601
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
1 program • 17 graduates (0.4%)
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 26.0101
17
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 9
Award Year: 2024
History
1 program • 17 graduates (0.4%)
History, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 54.0101
17
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 11 Female: 6
Award Year: 2024
Mathematics & Statistics
1 program • 11 graduates (0.3%)
Mathematics, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 27.0101
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
Precision Production
1 program • 8 graduates (0.2%)
Welding Technology/Welder.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 48.0508
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Communications Technologies
1 program • 7 graduates (0.2%)
Recording Arts Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 10.0203
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Architecture & Related Services
1 program • 7 graduates (0.2%)
Architectural Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 04.0901
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 4
Award Year: 2024
Engineering
1 program • 4 graduates (0.1%)
Pre-Engineering.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 14.0102
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 0
Award Year: 2024
Philosophy & Religious Studies
1 program • 4 graduates (0.1%)
Philosophy.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 38.0101
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 1
Award Year: 2024
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
1 program • 3 graduates (0.1%)
Spanish Language and Literature.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 16.0905
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 3
Award Year: 2024
Legal Professions & Studies
1 program • 2 graduates (0.0%)
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 22.0301
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
Area & Cultural Studies
1 program • 2 graduates (0.0%)
Area Studies, Other.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 05.0199
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 2
Award Year: 2024
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