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EDGE & PLEDGE Programs
Through the College of the Desert Foundation, the College is able to provide students the opportunity to succeed and better prepare themselves academically through programs like EDGE and plEDGE. EDGE offers hands-on assistance in areas such as financial aid, enrollment, student success workshops and much more. In addition, EDGE offers a series of informational workshops that showcase the College’s academic and student support programs that are free and open to current, new or incoming students. The plEDGE program provides two full years of FREE tuition and fees to recent local high school graduates. If you would like to contribute to student success at College of the Desert, please consider donating to the EDGE and plEDGE programs by visiting www.codfoundation.org. #CODFoundation #CollegeoftheDesert #CreateTomorrow #StudentSuccess #EDGE #plEDGE
State of the College 2021: Mecca/Thermal Campus and Courses in Coachella
College of the Desert strives to make educational opportunities accessible and attainable for all, no matter where students reside in the Coachella Valley. This is evident through the classes and programs that are available at our East Valley campuses. To learn more about the efforts taking place at the Mecca/Thermal campus and course offerings at the new Coachella Library, please check out this video clip from State of the College 2021. To see the entire State of the College presentation, please visit https://codstateofthecollege.com/. #CODFoundation #CollegeoftheDesert #CreateTomorrow #StudentSuccess #MeccaThermalCampus #CoachellaLibrary