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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at College of the Desert

General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at College of the Desert

Every general health services/allied health/health sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health studies program at College of the Desert stacks up to those at other schools.

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

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College of the Desert General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Health Studies

College of the Desert General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings

Health Studies Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate’s Program

83% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health studies associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health studies graduates 30% 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 health studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 97
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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*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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