College of the Desert

It’s a great community college for new students that’s are looking for a diverse school that helps with teaching you the basics and prepare your for university if you plan on continuing your education

College of the Desert offers diverse paths for every student and their life situation. There are plenty of online and in-person classes to choose from and the community built in both is great. Professors challenge, prepare, and look for any answers for questions that the students may have. There is plenty of announcements about getting help and joining programs. The counselors help with what they can and lead you towards what will help in the future.

College of the Desert offers a solid academic experience supported by diverse programs—from general education to specialized vocational and transfer-ready tracks. Class sizes are comfortably small, fostering close student–instructor relationships and personalized support. Faculty are engaged and accessible, often bridging the gap between theory and real-world application.

College of the desert is an interesting college as while it isn’t the most prestigious school it still offers great opportunities for students who want to excel, such as their transfer program.

Attending College of the Desert has been an incredibly rewarding journey. From the outset, the faculty and staff have demonstrated unwavering support, making the transition into higher education seamless and encouraging. The professors are not only knowledgeable but also genuinely invested in student success, often going the extra miles to ensure concepts are understandable and academic goals are met.

College of the Desert offers a variety of opportunities to my community at a relatively low cost. I have been going to COD since the end of 2023, and planning to receive my Associates in Spring 2026! I have had great counselors, professors, and a overall positive time at this college. They offer many Online courses that has helped me significantly over the past years due to health issues. Overall, I believe my college is changing every year, its diverse programs, clubs, and constant understanding that change is needed in college life is admirable.

Overall I see it as a great environment/campus. Although I'm give few options of Community colleges I believes that College of the Desert has both great resources and academics to offer and it has a bunch of programs where I can assert leadership within.

The Palm desert campus has a nice environment and everything is clean. The teachers I’ve had so far have been very helpful and I could tell they liked their jobs. Especially the economic advisor by far the best teacher I had. I would recommend the campus it’s a good place to figure out what you want to do especially if you don’t know off the bat.

College of the desert has been such a great experience, as of right now I’m tailing a course class which is a none Christ class but I’m proud to take it so I can get 2 years for free. College of the desert gives you many opportunities that you won’t wnat to miss out

Although my experience at College of the Desert was satisfactory and enabled me to achieve my goal of transferring to a four-year university, I found myself feeling socially impaired to a certain extent within the school's community due to a lack of promotion for social and extracurricular activities. As far as professors and academics, however, I had a great experience. The majority of my professors proved to be extremely understanding, kind, and knowledgeable, and I particularly enjoyed the classes that I took in relation to my major. The campus always felt very safe and clean, and I enjoyed the overall learning environment that the College of the Desert provided.