College of the Desert is a public two-year community college serving the Coachella Valley in Palm Desert, California. Founded in 1958 and opened in 1962, it offers more than 300 associate's degrees and certificates, including popular vocational and technical programs such as Nursing, Digital Design, Turf Grass Management, Advanced Transportation Technologies, Culinary Arts, and Administration of Justice. It is the number one source of transfer students to California State University at San Bernardino and is governed by the Desert Community College District.