FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR MORE INFORMATION: October 4, 2016 Pam Hunter 760.773.2589 Executive Director, Institutional Advancement

COLLEGE OF THE DESERT UNIVERSITY TRANSFER FAIR

PALM DESERT, CA—College of the Desert (COD) will be hosting its annual University Transfer Fair Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Representatives from over 30 colleges and universities are scheduled to have information tables set up in the COD Hilb Building on the Palm Desert Campus from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Representatives will be available to answer questions, pass out literature, and inform students about their various programs.

This event is a wonderful opportunity for students to be able to gather information and compare notes on numerous programs offered at many university campuses throughout California and out-of-state. All students are encouraged to attend and should come prepared with a list of questions to ask the college/university representatives.

Some of the universities attending include American Public University, Brandman University, Cal Poly Pomona, California State University Chico, California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB)-Palm Desert & Main Campus, California Baptist University, CBU Online, College of Extended Learning, Professional & Continuing Education CSUSB, Columbia College Hollywood, Columbia University School of General Studies, CSUSB Nursing Program, FIDM, Grand Canyon University, Marymount California University, Mayfield College, National University, New Mexico Highlands University, New School of Architecture and Design, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego Christian, Southern California University of Health Science, The Art Institutes, Trinity Law School- Santa Ana, U.S. Air Force, UC Davis, United States Army, University of Alaska- Fairbanks, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Riverside, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Redlands, University of Utah, West Coast University.

For more information, please contact the Transfer Center at 760.862.1351.

About College of the Desert: Established in 1958, College of the Desert (COD), located in Palm Desert, is an accredited community college serving eastern Riverside County, California. The College leads the region in providing quality, higher education, technical training and lifelong learning opportunities, in response to the dynamic needs of our diverse community. The College serves more than 14,000 credit students and 1,000 non-credit students each year and is the number one source of transfer students to California State University, San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus. For more information, visit www.collegeofthedesert.edu.

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