College of Southern Nevada

Founded in 1971 as Clark County Community College , the school became Community College of Southern Nevada in 1991. On March 16, 2007, the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education voted to change the name of the school to its current name College of Southern Nevada on July 1, 2007. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

College of Southern Nevada has three main campuses in the Las Vegas Valley : the West Charleston Campus, North Las Vegas Campus and Henderson Campus. There are also seven learning centers: Moapa Valley, Summerlin, Mesquite, Green Valley, Western, Sahara West, and Nellis Air Force Base . [ 6 ]

The campus on West Charleston. CSN provides job training in more than 70 academic programs with more than 180 degree certificates available. [ 7 ] The college also offers fifteen bachelor's degrees. [ 8 ] The majority of students, 73.5 percent or 25,301, attend part-time and 26.5 percent or 9,108 students attend full-time. [ 9 ] CSN has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since 1975. [ 10 ] The campus in North Las Vegas The campus in Henderson, Nevada Schools and departments at the college include: School of Advanced and Applied Technologies School of Arts and Letters School of Business, Hospitality and Public Services School of Education, Behavioral and Social Sciences Ralph & Betty Engelstad School of Health Sciences School of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Division of Workforce and Economic Development

In fall 2024, 25 percent of students were Caucasian, 41 percent Hispanic, 9 percent Asian and 11 percent African American. [ 11 ] In March 2014 CSN became a Minority Serving Institution under the AANAPISI category. CSN became the first Hispanic Serving Institution in Nevada in January of 2015. [ 12 ] More information Race and ethnicity, Total ... Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023 [ 11 ] Race and ethnicity Total Hispanic 41% White 25% Black 11% Asian 9% Two or more races 8% Unknown 5% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1% International student 1% Economic diversity Low-income [ a ] 31% Affluent [ b ] 69% Close