Coachella Valley - Education

Education

The Coachella Valley is served by three public school districts: the Coachella Valley Unified School District of Coachella; Desert Sands Unified School District serving La Quinta, Indio and Palm Desert; and Palm Springs Unified School District of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage and Desert Hot Springs.

There are ten public high schools:

• Coachella Valley High School, Coachella.
• Indio High School, Indio – renovated.
• La Quinta High School (La Quinta, California).
• Palm Desert High School, Palm Desert.
• Palm Springs High School, Palm Springs.
• Cathedral City High School, Cathedral City.
• Desert Hot Springs High School, Desert Hot Springs.
• Desert Mirage High School, Thermal.
• Shadow Hills High School, Indio.
• West Shores High School, Mecca.

All the 10 high schools are members of the DVL or Desert Valley League, a varsity sports league.

Private education is provided by church-run and secular schools such as:

• Catholic School (Our Lady of Perpeutal Help), Indio.
• Christian Desert Calvary Bible School, Cathedral City.
• Christian Scientist School, Palm Desert.
• Community of Christ School, Palm Springs.
• Desert Adventist Academy, Palm Desert.
• Desert Chapel and high school, Palm Springs.
• Desert Christian Schools (Christian School of the Desert and DCAcademy), Bermuda Dunes.
• Eagles Peak Community School, Indio.
• Grace Christian Academy, Indio (and Yucca Valley).
• Indio (County) Community School, Indio
• Jewish Community School of the Desert, Palm Desert
• King's Schools (Distinctively Christian Education), Palm Springs.
• Learning Tree School, Palm Desert.
• Marywood Academy, Rancho Mirage.
• Mayfield School, Rancho Mirage.
• Mission Springs School, Desert Hot Springs.
• Morongo (Desert View) Military Academy, Desert Hot Springs.
• Olive Crest Academy, Coachella.
• Orange Crest Academy, Palm Springs (Riverside based).
• Palm Desert Presbyterian Church School, Palm Desert.
• Palm Springs Community School (Harry Oliver-Thousand Palms and Frances Stevens campuses-Palm Springs).
• Palm Springs County School of Indio.
• Palm Valley School, Rancho Mirage.
• Presbyterian Church School of the Desert, Palm Desert.
• Sacred Heart Catholic School, Palm Desert.
• Saint Margaret's Episcopalian School, Palm Desert.
• Saint Teresa's Catholic School, Palm Springs.
• San Cayetano Community School, Palm Desert.
• Southwest Community Church School, Indian Wells.
• The Ranch Christian Academy, Thousand Palms.
• Xavier Prep Catholic High School, Palm Desert.

Higher education is served by the College of the Desert (COD), a community college with its main campus in Palm Desert. COD constructed an East Valley campus in Thermal and a west valley annex in Palm Springs. COD has experienced sudden growth in the campus from the 1970s to the late 2000s.

The University of California Riverside (Coachella Valley) and California State University San Bernardino (Palm Desert) campus annexes are located in the Indian Wells (Higher) Education Center in Palm Desert.

There is the Santa Barbara Business College and the San Bernardino Skidron Business School/College in Palm Desert. Another college is Brandman University, operated by Chapman University in Palm Desert.