Nevada State College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Nevada State College at Henderson, also known as Nevada State College or NSC, is located in Henderson, Nevada, United States. It was founded in the year 2002. It is under the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). The campus occupies an area of more than 500 acres. Students can obtain degrees and certificates in different areas of study including business administration, social sciences, and humanities. NSC is divided into three academic schools, which are:

• School of Education
• School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• School of Nursing

Students of NSC can join the various clubs and organizations including the Student Nurses’ Association, Student Power of Association, Visual Media Club, Alpha Phi Omega, NSC Ping Pong Society, and Audiophiles Anonymous.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,126 in 2009-2010 (1,572 full-time equivalent).

About 30% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 70% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 49% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 84% are full-time and 16% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (35 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Management Science

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (28 awarded)

• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (16 awarded)

• Area Studies
• English Language and Literature
• History

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics and Statistics
• Systems Science and Theory

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (9 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (82 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

SCIENCE (5 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (15 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded)

• Psychology