Community College of Southern Nevada
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| Type | Single College Multi-Campus |
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| Established | 1971 |
| President | Michael D. Richards |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Campus | Urban North Las Vegas Campus: Charleston Campus: Henderson Campus: Mesquite Campus: |
| Colors | Navy and Gold |
| Nickname | Coyotes |
| Affiliations | NWCCU, SWAC |
| Website | www.csn.edu www.csncoyotes.com |
The College of Southern Nevada (CSN) is primarily a two-year college in Clark County, Nevada, with four four-year degrees in Dental Hygiene, Medical Lab Scientist, Respiratory Sciences, and Fire & Emergency Services Admin. The school is the largest public higher education institution in Nevada. It is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
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.
College of Southern Nevada has three main campuses in the Las Vegas Valley: the Charleston Campus, North Las Vegas Campus and Henderson Campus, and a campus in Pahrump. There are also centers located in Moapa Valley, Summerlin, and Mesquite, as well as Nellis Air Force Base and Green Valley.
The current president of CSN is Dr. Michael Richards. Richards was appointed leader of the college by the Nevada Board of Regents in May 2008 after serving as interim president since August 2007.
CSN provides job training in more than 75 career fields with more than 200 degree and technical programs. The majority of students, 74.1 percent or 28,880, attend part-time and 25.9 percent or 10,110 students attend full-time.
CSN's undergraduate degrees have received regional accreditation from Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since 1975.
Department of Computing and Information Technology; Department of Media Technologies and Department of Applied Technologies
Department of Communications; Department of English; Department of Fine Arts; Department of International Languages and Performing Arts Center
Department of Accounting, Finance, Computer Office Technology; Department of Business Administration; Paralegal Studies; Department of Hospitality Management; Department of Public Safety and Human Services; Police Academy and Fire Technologies
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