Education

Palm Desert is home to some of the best schooling in the County with many higher education learning opportunities.

Desert Sands Unified School District

DSUSD serves over 29,000 students with challenging educational choices, ensuring equal access to student-focused learning  environments for developing skills and knowledge to be successful in the 21st Century.

  College of the Desert 

College of the Desert, located in Palm Desert is known for its wide variety of Associates, Business, and Nursing Degrees

 SBB College

Founded in 1888, Santa Barbara Business College is an accredited institution offering programs in business, criminal justice, legal, wellness, medical and nursing. With small class sizes and hands-on learning, our students quickly gain marketable skills in high-demand career fields and are well prepared to enter the workforce, all in a matter of months, not years. SBBCollege provides job-placement assistance to each of our graduates. Financial aid is available to those who qualify.

National University Online Information Center

The National University Online Information Center is an interactive resource where you can learn more about National University, the second-largest private, non-profit institution of higher education in California.  National University offers more than 60 associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs completely online.  Featuring state-of-the-art technology, prospective students can experience an online class, speak with an advisor about their educational goals and get financial aid assistance at this unique center located in the Palm Desert Westfield Shopping Mall. National University serves 22,000 full-time students with more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs at over 30 locations in California and Nevada.

 Brandman University

Built on Chapman University's century-and-a-half legacy of academic excellence, Brandman University, formerly Chapman University College, is a separate, fully accredited university established to provide a quality education to working adults both online and at 25 campuses throughout California and Washington. Brandman University, part of the Chapman University System, offers over 200 innovative undergraduate, graduate, certificate, credential and professional development programs in Business, Arts and Sciences, Health, and Education.

 Cal State San Bernardino - Palm Desert Campus

University of California Riverside - Palm Desert Graduate Center

The University of California, Riverside Palm Desert Graduate Center was established in 2005 and brings the promise and power of a great research university to the region through its innovative Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degrees. It also is a base for several UCR research programs, is host to international academic conferences, continuing education and public service programs. In addition, UCR PDGC forges close ties to the community and its leaders, helping to build the infrastructure necessary to support a major research university and attract and retain world-class talent to the area. The center also extends the reach of UC Riverside by providing outreach efforts that promote and aim to improve college-going rates in the Coachella Valley