COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA O-11

3200 East Cheyenne Ave.
North Las Vegas, NV 89030-4296
Tel: (702)651-4000; 800-492-5728; Admissions: (702)651-4060; Fax: (702)643-6243; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.ccsn.nevada.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of University and Community College System of Nevada. Awards certificates and transfer associate degrees. Founded 1971. Setting: 89-acre suburban campus with easy access to Las Vegas. Endowment: $2.6 million. Research spending 2002-03: $3287. Total enrollment: 34,204. Full-time: 7,850 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 26,354 students, 57% women, 43% men. Students come from 55 states and territories, 13 other countries, 2% from out-of-state, 60% 25 or older, 1% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for allied health programs. Option: early admission. Required: student data form. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $5. State resident tuition: $1639 full-time, $54.75 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6061 full-time, $108.75 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load, program, and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition varies according to course load, program, and reciprocity agreements.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 10 open to all. Most popular organizations: Culinary Club, Art Club, Black Student Association, Student Organization of Latinos, Student Nurses Club. Major annual events: Black History Week, Career Day, Cinco de Mayo. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. Learning Assistance Center with 100,000 books, 200 microform titles, 500 serials, 5,400 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $1.1 million. 500 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See University of Nevada - Las Vegas.