 Its service area includes approximately 20,556 people, 12,456 of whom reside in Blythe.The Palo Verde College District began serving Needles and surrounding area in 1998 when an agreement was reached to transfer responsibility with the San Bernardino CCD which had been providing limited classes to the area since 1968.Beginning in the Fall 1998, Palo Verde College began offering classes in the evening at Needles High School campus.