Does College of the Desert have a tennis program?

Yes. College of the Desert fields men's tennis (CCCAA) and women's tennis (CCCAA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is College of the Desert?

College of the Desert is in Palm Desert, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.

How much does College of the Desert cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $24,607 a year, and an average net price of $15,728 after grants and scholarships.

College of the Desert

Palm Desert, CA · public · 10,207 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does College of the Desert field?

College of the Desert, in Palm Desert, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in CCCAA.

The women's roster is the larger of the two, 7 players against 6, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

College of the Desert's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the CCCAA median of 10, by 40%, and about the same distance from the national median. College of the Desert lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the CCCAA median of 5.

College of the Desert's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 13% below the CCCAA median of 8, and about the same distance from the national median. College of the Desert lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the CCCAA median of 5, by 40%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does College of the Desert fund its athletes?

College of the Desert reported 240 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 160 men and 80 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from CCCAA: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.

Recruiting expenses were reported as zero for both men's and women's sports, so outreach to this program will mostly need to come from the recruit's side.

What is College of the Desert like academically?

College of the Desert is a large public two-year college.

The full cost of attendance is around $24,607 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,728 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 36% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $1,326 for CA residents and $10,174 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $39,020, below the median of $40,747.

What can you study at College of the Desert?

Liberal Arts & Sciences is the largest field at 29% of degrees, followed by Education (11%) and Health Professions (11%).

The associate's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Psychology, General (178 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (169 degrees)
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (162 degrees)
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (111 degrees)
Criminal Justice and Corrections (85 degrees)
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (71 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (64 degrees)
Sociology (61 degrees)
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (45 degrees)
Biological and Physical Sciences (36 degrees)

What is Palm Desert, CA like to live in?

College of the Desert sits in Palm Desert, a small city of about 52,000 people in Riverside County, California.

The median household in Palm Desert earns about $79,508, which is below the California median ($96,334) but about the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $491,600, 29% below the California median and a typical rent of $1,717 a month is 12% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.

The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 57 against 39, with 37% aged 65 or over.

Frequently asked questions

Does College of the Desert have a tennis program?: Yes. College of the Desert fields men's tennis (CCCAA) and women's tennis (CCCAA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is College of the Desert?: College of the Desert is in Palm Desert, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
How much does College of the Desert cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $24,607 a year, and an average net price of $15,728 after grants and scholarships.