Public · Community college
California Indian Nations College
Palm Desert, California · Small city
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California Indian Nations College is a public associate-granting institution in Palm Desert, California (small city setting), enrolling 142 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert is a city in the Coachella Valley region of Riverside County, California. Palm Desert is in the ancestral homeland of two now-extinct Cahuilla tribes - the Las Palmas band and the San Cayetano band - of the Cahuilla people, who are nowadays organized as a division of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 60 miles to Riverside, CA
- To the ocean
- 72 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to Palm Springs (PSP) · major hub
How California Indian Nations College compares
Higher than 95%
Lower than 95%
Larger than 36%
Percentiles compare California Indian Nations College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White2.1%
- Black2.8%
- Hispanic45%
- Other or multiracial50%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 142
- Student–faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 0%
- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
- 67%
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $51,480
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $7,743
- Room & board
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- Books & supplies
- $1,080
- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
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Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
- 100%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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- Median debt at graduation
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- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $25
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 106°F
- Winter low
- 45°F
- Annual rain
- 2.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Indio Fire Stn, CA US station (9.1 mi from campus).
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.