Driving to COD 90 minutes a day, Elana is inspired to become a pastry chef and own her own business after her Fall 2022 graduation. Inspired by her fondest memories of times spent baking with her Grandma Cookie, COD Culinary student Elana Hernandez left her secure job...
The Richard Brooke Foundation has gifted $775,000 to COD. The Coachella Valley attracts a wide variety of altruistic philanthropists each year. The College of the Desert Foundation has been extremely fortunate to have benefitted from Melinda Drickey’s time, talents as...
The Fund for Student Success and the Student Emergency Fund provided critical resources to students impacted by the pandemic. College graduation marks the time of a student’s final passage from adolescence into adulthood. The walk across the stage is the symbolic...
Give Students the Tools to Succeed The global generosity movement #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season at a time when many people focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. In our effort to move past the insurmountable obstacles of the pandemic and...
For the first time in its lengthy history, Leadership Coachella Valley is partnering with the College of the Desert Foundation to help dedicated and knowledgeable College of the Desert students develop their personal and professional skills, while building strong...
As Bill Chunowitz sees it, College of the Desert’s success is the Coachella Valley’s success. That is why he and his wife, Joanne, have been ardent supporters of the College since 2014. “Most of the students end up staying here and working after graduation, so...
As our community continues to confront the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, College of the Desert students who are in urgent need of help with food, rent, childcare and more have been able to get relief from the Student Emergency Fund. Many students at College of...
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