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Health/Medical Preparatory Programs at College of the Desert

If you plan to study Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, you may want to check out the program at College of the Desert. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

College of the Desert sits in Palm Desert, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 125 health/medical preparatory programs degrees were awarded at College of the Desert.

Online & Distance Learning at College of the Desert

Distance learning is available at College of the Desert. Among 12,861 students, 4,122 (32%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,016 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Health/Medical Preparatory Programs graduates at College of the Desert, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Health/Medical Preparatory Programs graduates at College of the Desert are 84% women (105) and 16% men (20).

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Associate’s Program at College of the Desert

Among the 125 associate’s health/medical preparatory programs graduates at College of the Desert, 84% were women (105) and 16% were men (20).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Health/Medical Preparatory Programs associate’s degree recipients at College of the Desert.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	106
Black / African American	1
Asian	6
Two or More Races	3

Minority students account for 93% of Health/Medical Preparatory Programs associate’s degree recipients at College of the Desert, higher than the national average of 61%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.