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College of the Desert outlines Indio campus growth, new programs and child-care expansion
Summary
College of the Desert officials described recent campus expansions in downtown Indio, including a $75 million phase 2 build-out, added instructional space and new child-care capacity, and tied those investments to workforce and wraparound student supports.
College of the Desert officials told the Indio City Council on Oct. 1 that recent investments and new programs at the Indio campus are intended to expand local access to higher education and align training with regional job growth.
The presentation by Superintendent Garcia and Dr. Jessica Anders emphasized the college’s two-decade partnership with Indio and noted a major capital investment completed in 2024. "With the support of voters who passed Measure CC, we planned and completed phase 2 of the Indio campus in 2024," Superintendent Garcia said, describing the project as a roughly $75,000,000 investment that added "more than 65–67,000…
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