General Business/Commerce at College of the Desert

If you plan to study general business/commerce, take a look at what College of the Desert has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Desert General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in General Business (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in General Business

College of the Desert General Business/Commerce Rankings

General Business Student Demographics at College of the Desert

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at College of the Desert.

College of the Desert General Business/Commerce Associate’s Program

80% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of general business associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general business graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Desert with a associate's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

The following general business concentations are available at College of the Desert. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Desert. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	5

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for College of the Desert.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Management Analysts	104,020	$95,310
Sales Managers	76,950	$134,010
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Administrative Services Managers	38,120	$116,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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