Know anything about college of the Desert?

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I am thinking of moving to Palm Desert, does anyone know how difficult it is to get into the the College of the Desert RN program? Any input would be helpful. Thanks.

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Specializes in DOU/Telemetry.

Hi Sydnie07. When I went to COD, I waited about 1 1/2 years. Now I hear the wait list is about 2 years long. I believe they may have changed the way they accept applicants now. I know they give preference to those who live in the desert. Hope this helps.

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

You might want to consider the new program for BSN at the palm desert campus associated with CSUSB. They didn't have a lot of applicants for their first class. The one thing that bites is you have to sign a 3 year contract with one of the hospitals used for clinicals to be in the program.

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Thanks. I know the application said preference will be given to students of COD, then they use random selection. I live in GA and it is so competitive I thought I may have a better chance somewhere else. I guess it must be competitive everywhere. Thanks for your help.

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I did look into CSUSB but the application said you must be a permanent resident in California and I have not moved there yet so I do not think I can apply to the program. Thanks.

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