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The Student News Site of College of the Desert

The Chaparral

The Student News Site of College of the Desert

The Chaparral

The Student News Site of College of the Desert

The Chaparral

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Are you interested in placing an advertisement in The Chaparral? We have options for print, online and social media posts.

About the Chaparral

Our newspaper is fully digital this year and reaches students, faculty and staff at College of the Desert. According to Institutional Research, College of the Desert served its highest number of students in the college’s history and boasted the largest graduating class in Spring 2019.

Demographic Spring 2023 Source: COD Institutional Research

ENROLLMENT: 27,305

HEADCOUNT: 10,457

GENDER: 58% female, 41% male, non-binary 1%.

AGE: 398% were 19 or younger, 26% between 20-24, 11% between 25-29, 8% between 30-34, 5%between 35-39, 7% between 40-49 and 5% were 50 or older.

ETHNICITY: African American 3%, Asian 5%, Hispanic 76%, Native American 1%, Other/Unreported 2%, Pacific Islander 0%, White 14%.

Publication Dates

The Chaparral website is updated weekly as news happens. If you are interested in placing an ad, we can offer you semester-long prices that include banner locations and social media posts.

If you want to place an ad in the online newspaper at thechaparral.net, please click on the SNO ad on the website or contact faculty adviser Laurilie Jackson at [email protected]. She will connect you with the advertising manager. Thanks for your support.