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College of the Desert (COD) is a public two-year community college located in Palm Desert in the Coachella Valley of Riversid ... e County, California. The current COD enrollment is about 10,200 students, of which about one third attend college full-time. The Career Technical Education program at College of the Desert provides a pathway for those looking for direction in the new economy built around zero net energy and alternative sources to power the future. This project received $1,469,805 (9.8% of total) from a grant awarded under the TAACCCT program as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor. This project is an equal opportunity employer/program with auxiliary aids and services that are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. COD is distinguished as the home of the Energy Technology Training Center, a nationally recognized leader in alternative fuel training, and a model for nine other community college alternative-fuel training programs throughout California. The college was also recognized as a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) in 2000, for which it received a $1.8 million federal grant to enable it to continue serving the Coachella Valley's 51% Hispanic population. read more