Relocating to Las Vegas | College of Southern Nevada (CSN)

College of Southern Nevada (CSN)

Founded in 1971, the College of Southern Nevada is a state-supported institution of higher learning offering two-year degrees, certificates and workforce training. CSN is comprised of three main campuses and more than 20 academic and learning centers spread throughout four counties, in a 42,000-square-mile area the size of Virginia. CSN is the largest college within the Nevada System of Higher Education and America’s fourth largest single college, multi-campus community college.

In fall 2007, CSN enrolled 38,990 students, (unduplicated headcount) and had 19,713.4 full-time equivalent students, a 7.6 percent increase from Fall 2006. The school offers more than 3,000 courses each semester, with more than 130 fields of study from which to choose. In addition to a bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene, there are more than 200 degree and certificate options. Those planning to attend a four-year college or university will find that the college offers many transferable courses to fit most every educational need.

CSN is based on three main campuses: the Charleston Campus in Las Vegas, the Cheyenne Campus in North Las Vegas and the Henderson Campus in Henderson. CSN pioneered the educational model of shared college academic and computing centers on high school campuses. These centers are located at Palo Verde, Western and Green Valley high schools. The college also offers online learning for hundreds of courses.

Among the more popular specialized programs are automotive technology, nursing, fire science technology, business management, computing and engineering technology, dental hygiene, law enforcement, hospitality, teacher education and environmental science.

In addition, CSN’s Division of Workforce and Economic Development provides planning for and implementation of business training programs in partnership with the state of Nevada’s economic development effort.

Customized training is tailored to meet the needs of business and industry to help them maintain a competitive workforce. (www.csn.edu)