Colleges and Universities
The University of Nevada – Las Vegas (UNLV), Roseman University of Health Sciences, and the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) are the three largest institutions for higher education within the Las Vegas area. They are fully equipped to handle all your educational needs.
University of Nevada – Las Vegas (UNLV)
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a comprehensive research university of approximately 28,000 students and 3,300 faculty and staff. Founded in 1957, UNLV offers more than 220 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs, including internationally recognized hotel administration programs, professional degrees in law, architecture and dental medicine, and leading programs in fine arts, sciences and education. UNLV is located on a 350-acre main campus and two satellite campuses in dynamic Southern Nevada. The university is classified in the category of Research Universities (high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The University of Nevada – Las Vegas (UNLV) offers 19 colleges and schools in disciplines including architecture, business, communications, computer science, dental medicine, education, engineering, fine arts, health and human sciences, hotel administration, law, liberal arts, nursing sciences, social work and urban affairs. It also has graduate and honors programs. unlv.edu
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.
During the 2008-2009 school year, CSN enrolled 54,199 students, 30,849 of which were full-time students. Enrollment is at a sharp increase over prior years, perhaps in part due to the relatively low total tuition and fees estimated at under $1,000 per semester for Nevada residents.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.
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. csn.edu
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Founded in 1999, the University of Southern Nevada (USN) is a private, non-profit higher learning institution with campuses located in Henderson and South Jordan, Utah. The university offers high-quality degree programs in pharmacy, nursing and dental. There is advanced education in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics residency, Doctor of Pharmacy, Bachelor of Science in Nursing as well as a Master of Business Administration degree program. Continuing education classes are also provided.
Colleges and program highlights include: Doctor of Pharmacy, Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and a postdoctoral training in Advanced Education Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
For more information about Roseman University of Health Sciences, visit www.roseman.edu.
