UNIVERSITY

California State University San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus

37-500 Cook Street
Palm Desert, CA 92211
(760) 341-2883
Fax: (909) 537-8180

Over twenty-five years ago, Coachella Valley civic leaders began to call for a local public four-year college. The group's efforts lead to California State University, San Bernardino establishing a branch campus on the College of the Desert campus. From the beginning our efforts were to serve Coachella Valley students locally with programs that met local Coachella Valley needs. In 2002 we moved to our permanent location on Cook Street.

We offer our students the resources of a large, comprehensive university through the San Bernardino campus. At the same time, the Palm Desert Campus offers the supportive environment of a small campus with small classes and more opportunities for contact with instructional faculty.

The faculty and staff of the Palm Desert Campus are committed to your success, committed to serving the Coachella Valley, and committed to maintaining an environment on campus that honors diversity and provides all students the opportunities to fulfill their dreams of a higher education.

Student Profile As of Spring 2012 Number of Students 1000 Post Baccalaureate and Graduate Students 17% Undergraduate Students 83% Gender 67% Female 33% Male Ethnicity African American 3% Asian 4% Hispanic 47% American Indian or Alaskan Native .4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific-Islander .2% Non-Resident Alien 2% Two or More Races 2% Other/Unknown 13% White 29% Students Working 80% Work Full-Time Average Age- Undergraduate 29 years old Median Age- Undergraduate 25 years old Average Age-Post Baccalaureate and Graduate Student 39 years old Median Age-Post Baccalaureate and Graduate Student 34 years old Alumni 3,200

Academic Program Statistics Bachelor's Degree Programs Art: Graphic Arts & Marketing Business Administration: Accounting Business Adminstration: Management Career and Technical Studies Communication Criminal Justice English History Liberal Studies Nursing: RN Nursing: RN to BSN Nutrition and Food Sciences Psychology Credential Programs Education Administration, Tier 1 Designated Subjects: Career and Technical Studies Multiple Subject Single Subject Reading Specialist Graduate Programs Accountancy Career and Technical Education Education Administration Education Leadership (doctorate) Reading/Language Arts Special Education Public Administration Largest Undergraduate Majors (listed from most popular) Psychology Nursing (RN and RN to BSN) Liberal Studies Criminal Justice Business: Management Business: Accounting History City of Student Residence Bermuda Dunes 2.1% Cathedral City 9.2% Coachella 7.5% Desert Hot Springs 4.4% Indio 17% La Quinta 9.7% Mecca 2.2% Palm Desert 10.5% Palm Springs 3.9% Rancho Mirage 3.4% Thermal 1.7% Yucca Valley 1.4%

Admissions

A Campus For You

Whether you're looking to enhance your professional skills or complete one of our many degree, credential or certificate programs, you'll find everything you need at the Palm Desert Campus. Our commitment to quality and small class size allow us to provide an educational experience that is enriching, as well as convenient.

Like our parent campus in San Bernardino, our schedule operates on the quarter system (Fall, Winter and Spring) which means courses are typically 11 weeks long. We also offer summer term.

For more information about our campus, specific program, or admissions, please send a request for information to: 37500 Cook Street Palm Desert, CA 92211 or call (760) 341-2883. To directly apply for admissions, to go CSUMentor.edu You can also watch this admissions video to learn more about PDC.

As a satellite campus of CSUSB, students can take advantage of resources at the main campus in San Bernardino, as well as the Palm Desert Campus. We also offer a variety of weekday, evening and Saturday courses. When you combine these components with our commitment to providing first-rate education, the result is a comfortable student environment conducive to learning.

Printable Response Form

Send the completed form to:
37500 Cook Street
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Academic degree-completion programs available at CSUSB's Palm Desert Campus

Bachelor's Degree Programs

• Art: Graphic Design and Marketing (proposed)
• Business Administration with concentrations in:
  1. Accounting
  2. Management
• Career and Technical Education
1. BS in Career and Technical Studies (Two Year Transfer Program)
2. BA in Career and Technical Studies
• Communication
• Criminal Justice
• English
• History
• Liberal Studies (ideal for future elementary teachers)
• Nursing

  1. BSN

  2. RN to BSN

• Nutrition (proposed)

• Psychology

  Certificate Programs

  • Reading
  • Math Authorization
  • TESOL

  Credential Programs

  • Education Administration, Tier 1
  • Designated Subjects, Career and Technical Studies
  • Multiple Subject
  • Reading Specialist
  • Single Subject

  Graduate Programs

  • Accountancy
  • Education

    1. Career and Technical Studies

    2. Education Administration

    3. Education Leadership (Doctorate)

    4. Reading/Language Arts

    5. Special Education

  • Public Administration

Majors & Programs

The Palm Desert Campus of CSUSB offers a number of outstanding academic programs, and our aim is to give our Coachella Valley students ready access to courses through scheduling at convenient evening and weekend times, and by offering many courses in an online mode. We offer 10 Bachelor's degree programs and 10 Master's degree or Credential programs. As the attractive new campus for California State University, San Bernardino we work closely with our academic departments to ensure our classes are offered to place students' success first.

At Palm Desert Campus you will enjoy a variety of approaches to learning. For instance, approximately 15% of our courses are distance learning classes. This means that classes are joined through interactive closed circuit television between San Bernardino and Palm Desert, allowing students at either location to learn and participate in class without the hassle of a long commute. We also offer online classes where students communicate with the instructor and other students learning in a digital, online format. While Palm Desert embraces these instructional technologies, traditional, face-to-face instruction dominates and makes for a comfortable small campus atmosphere where close interactions between and among faculty and students is the norm.

Take a close look at the various undergraduate, graduate, and credential programs listed on the left hand side of this page. You are sure to find programs that interest you and that fit your career goals. If you have questions about our undergraduate degrees, please contact Ruth Howell or (760) 341-2883 ext. 78110. For the graduate and credential programs, please contact Alice Pedersen with Palm Desert Campus College of Education Office at (760) 341-2883 ext. 78109 or (909) 537-8109.

We hope you choose your very own local university, California State University, San Bernardino, Palm Desert Campus where you study at one of the great university systems in a convenient atmosphere with the small college feel!

California State University
San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
37-500 Cook Street
Palm Desert, CA 92211
(760) 341-2883
Fax: (909) 537-8180

DIRECTIONS: From Indio Take the I-10 Freeway west toward Los Angeles Take the Cook Street exit Turn left onto Cook Street Go south on Cook Street past Gerald Ford Avenue Turn Left onto Berger Drive West

DIRECTIONS From San Bernardino Take the I-10 Freeway east toward Indio Take the Cook Street exit Turn right onto Cook Street Go south on Cook Street past Gerald Ford Avenue Turn Left onto Berger Drive West

Buildings

• Mary Stuart Rogers Gateway Building
• Indian Wells Center for Educational Excellence
• Indian Wells Theater
• Palm Desert Health Sciences Building