Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at College of the Desert

If you are interested in studying substance abuse/addiction counseling, you may want to check out the program at College of the Desert. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Desert Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

College of the Desert Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at College of the Desert

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the substance abuse/addiction counseling majors at College of the Desert.

College of the Desert Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of substance abuse/addiction counseling associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in substance abuse/addiction counseling only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at College of the Desert may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Desert with a associate's in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for College of the Desert.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.