College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 27,817
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Highest degree awarded: Bachelor's
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // higher part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 39% / 61% (2017)

First generation college students: 51.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 13.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.7% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 44.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 20.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 11.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 7.2% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 26.3%
Black: 10.2%
Hispanic: 38.6%
Asian: 10.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 1.2%
2+ races: 7.4%
Non-resident alien: 0.8%
Unknown race: 4.9%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $13,090
In-State tuition: $3,848
Out-of-State tuition: $11,534

Estimated books and supplies: $1,300 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,704 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $33,426 (2017)
Median Family Income: $22,219 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 28.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 9.1%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $8,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $85 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $5,853
$30k-48k $6,611
$48k-75k $9,114
$75k-110k $10,820
$110k+ $11,967

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 16%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 90.8% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $8,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $3,551 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $4,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $4,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 51.8% (2015)
@3 year 56.8% (2017)
@5 year 59.0% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 20.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 25.7% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $34,135 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $43,917 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Carpenters. 45
Associate's Degree Journalism. 15
Associate's Degree Carpenters. 2
Associate's Degree History. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 2
Associate's Degree Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 3
Associate's Degree Area Studies. 1
Associate's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 1
Associate's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 18
Associate's Degree Computer Programming. 26
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 146
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 190
Associate's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 31 $38,029 ($3,169)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Culinary Arts and Related Services. 9
Associate's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 53 $26,396 ($2,200) $24,088 ($2,007)
Associate's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 35 $9,250 $43,079 ($3,590)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 1
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 135 $11,069 $85 $21,688 ($1,807) $39,963 ($3,330)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Civil Engineering. 1
Associate's Degree Civil Engineering. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 1
Associate's Degree Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 6
Associate's Degree Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 9
Associate's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 3
Associate's Degree Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. 2
Associate's Degree Engineering-Related Technologies. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 4
Associate's Degree Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other. 1
Associate's Degree Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other. 8
Associate's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 19
Associate's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 34
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Legal Support Services. 3
Associate's Degree Legal Support Services. 24 $8,506 $45,975 ($3,831)
Associate's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 26
Associate's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 13
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). 7
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 978 $8,368 $75 $25,614 ($2,135) $36,414 ($3,035)
Associate's Degree Biology, General. 51 $10,061
Associate's Degree Philosophy. 4
Associate's Degree Chemistry. 9
Associate's Degree Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. 495 $8,250 $75 $27,949 ($2,329) $45,193 ($3,766)
Associate's Degree Psychology, General. 86 $6,450 $68 $22,472 ($1,873) $34,779 ($2,898)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 53
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 188 $6,687 $78 $26,060 ($2,172) $36,331 ($3,028)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Fire Protection. 19
Associate's Degree Fire Protection. 39
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Anthropology. 1
Associate's Degree Anthropology. 5
Associate's Degree Political Science and Government. 8
Associate's Degree Sociology. 9
Associate's Degree Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. 1
Associate's Degree Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. 15
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. 4
Associate's Degree Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. 9
Associate's Degree Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). 12 $49,699 ($4,142)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 22
Associate's Degree Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 51 $26,381 ($2,198)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 3
Associate's Degree Precision Metal Working. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Air Transportation. 3
Associate's Degree Air Transportation. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Design and Applied Arts. 1
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 56 $9,500 $23,962 ($1,997) $26,216 ($2,185)
Associate's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 6
Associate's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 17
Associate's Degree Music. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 22
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 9
Associate's Degree Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 15 $66,735 ($5,561) $71,702 ($5,975)
Bachelor's Degree Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 22 $73,681 ($6,140)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 23
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 14
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 399
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 68 $11,600 $111 $61,548 ($5,129) $67,852 ($5,654)
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 56
Associate's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 9
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 7
Associate's Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 14
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 3
Associate's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions. 39
Associate's Degree Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions. 11
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 209 $13,125 $102 $70,907 ($5,909) $80,225 ($6,685)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 493
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business/Commerce, General. 4
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 406 $9,000 $83 $37,137 ($3,095) $45,956 ($3,830)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 30
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 54 $9,390 $78 $28,854 ($2,405) $39,775 ($3,315)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 25
Associate's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 5
Associate's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 3
Associate's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Hospitality Administration/Management. 7
Associate's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 94 $17,450 $25,944 ($2,162) $40,307 ($3,359)
Associate's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 2 $38,490 ($3,208)
Associate's Degree International Business. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Real Estate. 27
Associate's Degree Real Estate. 1
Associate's Degree General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 9
Associate's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 17


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $76,428
Full time faculty: 100%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 21.0

School's endowment start of year: $5,999,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $7,318,000 (2022)