Offered Programs at C of the Desert
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., AS
Total Number of Programs
118
Total Number of Completers
1,712
Offered Degrees and Major Programs
College of the Desert offers 118 programs through Certificate and Associate. By degree types, it offers 72 Associate, 17 1-2 Years certificates programs.
For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,712 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from College of the Desert.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
Number of Programs with Completers
| Number of Programs | Number of Online Programs | Number of Completers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | 72 | 0 | 1,417 |
| 1-2 Years certificates | 17 | 0 | 108 |
| Total | 118 | 0 | 1,712 |
Best Programs
| Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | $15,200 |
Popular Programs
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 202 | - |
| Psychology | 194 | - |
| Business Administration and Management | 159 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 91 | - |
| Sociology | 55 | - |
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | 59 | - |
| Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician | 36 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | 14 | - |
| Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector | 8 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 8 | - |
Major Programs by Offered Degree
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Turf and Turfgrass Management | ✕ | 2 | - |
Architecture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Architectural Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Information Technology | ✕ | 3 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Cooking and Related Culinary Arts | ✕ | 2 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
Work and Family Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 40 completers | - |
| Child Care and Support Services Management | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 29 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 13 | - |
Construction Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Building/Construction Site Management/Manager | ✕ | 0 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 32 completers | - |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 25 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 14 completers | - |
| Office Management and Supervision | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Retail Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Resort Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 108 |
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 19 completers | - |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Crop Production | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Turf and Turfgrass Management | ✕ | 4 | - |
Natural Resources and Conservation
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Environmental Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Environmental Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Architecture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Architectural Technology/Technician | ✕ | 5 | - |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Area Studies (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
Communication and Journalism
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Journalism | ✕ | 55 completers | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 34 | - |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Journalism | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Radio and Television | ✕ | 15 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 26 completers | - |
| Information Technology | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Computer Graphics | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | ✕ | 7 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 14 completers | - |
| Cooking and Related Culinary Arts | ✕ | 14 | - |
Education
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | ✕ | 7 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 7 | - |
Work and Family Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 67 completers | - |
| Child Care and Support Services Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 67 | - |
English Language and Literature
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 35 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 35 | - |
| Creative Writing | ✕ | 0 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 212 completers | $15,200 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 10 | $15,200 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | ✕ | 202 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 11 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics | ✕ | 19 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 19 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 48 completers | - |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 34 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | 14 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ✕ | 44 completers | - |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | ✕ | 44 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 5 | - |
Physical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 5 | - |
Psychology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | ✕ | 194 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✕ | 194 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✕ | 92 completers | $38,900 |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 86 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician | ✕ | 5 | - |
Social Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 92 completers | - |
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Geography | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 19 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 55 | - |
Construction Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Building/Construction Site Management/Manager | ✕ | 3 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 44 completers | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 22 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 9 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 68 completers | - |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 40 | - |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 16 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 193 completers | - |
| Business/Commerce | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 159 | - |
| Office Management and Supervision | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Resort Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
History
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | ✕ | 35 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 35 | - |
| Total | 1,417 |