CIN

California Indian Nations College

Palm Desert, California Public 2-year Small city

Overview

California Indian Nations College is a public two-year institution based in Palm Desert, California. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 154 students in fall 2024.

California Indian Nations College offers associate degrees across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Sciences, General, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 22 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Mission

California Indian Nations College (CINC) offers a culturally-responsive academic curriculum rooted in Native American values and provides personalized support to advance the success of Native and non-Native students.

Mission statement as reported by California Indian Nations College

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

154

Students enrolled

100%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

6:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Associate

Programs and majors offered 7

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Social Sciences 3

Social Sciences, General Associate 10 graduates
Anthropology Associate 1 graduate
Sociology Associate 1 graduate

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Associate 9 graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate 1 graduate

Business, Management and Marketing 2

Business Administration and Management Associate 1 graduate
Business/Commerce Associate

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 100%
First-year retention, part-time students: 65%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees: 22

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 154
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 154
Full-time, fall 2024: 13%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 236
Full-time, 2024-25: 11%

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 79%
Men: 21%
White: 2%
Hispanic or Latino: 44%
Black or African American: 3%
Asian: 1%
Two or more races: 11%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 36%
International (U.S. nonresident): 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 94%
Students taking some online courses: 5%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
President: Celeste Townsend
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit