Research Department
Institutional Research Navigator
Visit our Institutional Research Navigator to view calendars with reporting deadlines, research requests, and data resources.
Institutional Research Mission
Institutional Research supports the mission of College of the Desert by providing timely, accurate, objective data and information about the institution and the students it serves.
College of the Desert Data
To view College of the Desert data, please visit the following two pages on the California Community Colleges Chancellor websites:
College of the Desert: At a Glance
A bar chart showing the gradual increase in annual headcount of students from Academic Year 2015-16 to Academic Year 2020-21
Student Characteristics, Annual 2019-2020
| GENDER | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 9,472 | 56.23% |
| Male | 7,333 | 43.60% |
| Non-Binary | 5 | 0.03% |
| Unknown | 8 | 0.05% |
| ETHNICITY | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| African-American | 403 | 2.40% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 57 | 0.34% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 662 | 3.94% |
| Hispanic | 12,458 | 74.08% |
| Multi-Ethnicity | 415 | 2.47% |
| Unknown | 321 | 1.91% |
| White Non-Hispanic | 2,502 | 14.88% |
| AGE | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 19 or less | 5,713 | 33.97% |
| 20-24 | 4,741 | 28.19% |
| 25-29 | 2,149 | 12.78% |
| 30-34 | 1,266 | 7.53% |
| 35-39 | 865 | 5.14% |
| 40-49 | 1,169 | 6.95% |
| 50+ | 914 | 5.43% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.01% |
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age. (5years)
Degrees and Certificates, Annual 2014-2015 to 2018-2019
