College of the Desert has bold plan for the future - The Desert Sun Editorial Board

College of the Desert, the Coachella Valley's largest higher educational institution, has seen state funding slashed by $4.4 million in the past two years. It anticipates losing another $8.4 million during the next four. But the college is in the midst of a building boom. It is adding new buildings to the main campus in Palm Desert, a permanent campus in Indio and a new campus in Palm Springs. It plans to expand its Mecca-Thermal campus and hopes to eventually build a campus in Desert Hot Springs. This is not as odd as it may seem. The new construction is funded by Measure B, a $346.5 million bond issue approved by nearly 69 percent of valley voters in 2004.