HomeMy WebLinkAboutPalm Springs Campus Update PS City - CPS_REV 7.9.2025The Palm Springs Campus
Campus Update
City of Palm Springs | July 9, 2025
Presented by Superintendent/President Val Martinez Garica Page 1
FALL 2025
OFFERINGS
Temporary Palm Springs Campus
High School Sites
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FREE EARLY COLLEGE
DUAL ENROLLMENT | CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT
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Offerings:
•Hospitality and Tourism
•Healthcare Certifications
•Digital Media and Artificial
Intelligence
•Testing and Licensing
•Leadership and Service
Excellence
Education opportunities
that directly respond to
regional employer needs
EXPANDING PaCE
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EXPANDED COURSES
AND SKILLS TRAINING
GAME DEVELOPMENT & AI SKILLS
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
•AI Innovation Hub
•Talent Pipelines in Creative
& Tech-Adjacent Sectors
•Inclusive Entrepreneurship
and Industry Incubation
Palm Springs Campus is
purposefully aligned with
City priorities.
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SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
•Hospitality & Tourism
•Digital Media, Film &
Technology / AI Hub
•Culinary Arts
•Healthcare
•Architecture &
Sustainable Design
Inspired by multi-
disciplinary labs, industry
collaboration, experiential
learning, and student-
centered design
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PROGRAM AREAS & OFFERINGS
•Architecture
BS,AS degrees,certificates
•Radio/TV/Film
AS/AA-T degrees,certificates
•Digital Design &Production
AA/AS degrees,certificates
•Culinary Arts
AS degrees,certificates
•Healthcare
AS degrees, certificates
•Hospitality
AS degrees (transfer &employment),
certificates
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GENERAL EDUCATION
CLASSES
ENGLISH, LAB SCIENCES, PSYCHOLOGY,
SOCIOLOGY, ART, AND KINESIOLOGY
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MOMENTUM ON THE
GROUND
CURRENTLY
UNDERWAY
Underground
Utilities &
Infrastructure Work
NEXT STEP
Building
Foundations
MID-SEPTEMBER
Cultural Center
Parking Re-Opens
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CAPITAL INVESTMENT
$405.7M TOTAL PROJECT COST
$76.4M TOTAL PAID OUT
$360.6M TOTAL COMMITTED
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GOING VERTICALCEREMONY
FALL 2025
MORE DETAILS TO BE
ANNOUNCED
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FOLLOW THE PROGRESS!
Plus: Ongoing Community Updates & Site Visits
www.engagepalmsprings.comCollegeoftheDesert.edu
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THANK YOU
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