Mecca/Thermal Campus - Academic Services

In addition to online self-help support, the bilingual Education Centers Enrollment Services Team is available to help answer your questions in-person or via phone, call us at 760-776-7200 or 760-396-2010.

Bilingual Enrollment Services Staff are available to help answer your questions in person from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. (please note we close for lunch from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.),Tuesday and Wednesday or via phone at 760-776-7200 or 760-396-2010. Hours and availability are subject to change, please contact our office or visit our website for changes in hours. We look forward to connecting with you and helping answer your questions.

Tutoring and Academic Skills Center

In-person tutoring services are not currently available at the Mecca Thermal Campus, however, students will be provided access to computers, printing and provided assistance with connecting to our 24/7/365 on-line tutoring assistance. For more information about TASC services, hours of operation and tutoring hours, please visit the TASC lab webpage.

Additionally, College of the Desert provides students with access to online tutoring services from Smarthinking. With Smarthinking, students can chat with a live tutor up to 24 hours a day from ANY internet connection.

Tutors are available for a wide range of subjects including writing (for any course), math (basic math through calculus II), accounting, statistics, finance, economics, biology, nursing and allied health, physics, chemistry, office applications, and Spanish. Students can also submit completed drafts of writing assignments from any course to Smarthinking's Writing Center for a tutor to review. The tutor will provide detailed, personalized feedback about the submitted paper, typically within 24 hours.

To connect with a tutor online, follow these steps:

  1. Go to https://services.smarthinking.com
  2. Enter your username and password.
    • Your username is your “mycod.us” email address.
    • Your password is the default password sent to you when you applied.

Additionally, find all your course textbooks at Indio, Wenzlaff, Palm Springs, you can use them on-site only. Access all of our electronic resources, such as e-books and database literature. For reference help, log in to our chat reference service from the library home page and talk to a librarian 24/7. For additional details, visit the COD Library page.

Library and Learning Resources:

Access all electronic resources, such as e-books and database literature as well as reference texts.

For reference help, logon to our chat reference service from the library home page and talk to a librarian 24/7.

For additional details, including hours of operation, please visit the Library page.