Nevada Community Colleges

  • There are 11 community colleges located throughout Nevada (4 public colleges and 7 private colleges), serving 53,869 students.
  • For Nevada community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $2,700 per year for in-state students and $9,345 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,288 per year (view national tuition costs).
  • Nevada community colleges have a diversity score of 0.70, which is higher than the national average of 0.67 (view national diversity statistics).
  • Minority enrollment is 53% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 37:1.

Student by Ethnicity

(NV) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
8%
Hispanic
24%
Black
8%
White
47%
Hawaiian
1%
Two or more races
3%
Non Resident
1%
Unknown
7%
NV All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

Nevada Community Colleges by Town:

  • College Location Students
  • The Art Institute of Las Vegas
    Private, for profit
    2350 Corporate Circle
    Henderson,  NV  89074
    (702)369-9944
    952 students
  • Career College of Northern Nevada
    Private, for profit
    1421 Pullman Dr.
    Sparks,  NV  89434
    (775)856-2266
    467 students
  • College of Southern Nevada
    Public
    6375 W. Charleston Blvd.
    Las Vegas,  NV  89146
    (702)651-5000
    31,023 students
  • Deep Springs College
    Private, non-profit
    HC 72 Box 45001
    Dyer,  NV  89010
    (760) 872-2000
    27 students
  • Everest College-Henderson
    Private, for profit
    170 North Stephaine Suite 145
    Henderson,  NV  89074
    (702)567-1920
    800 students
  • Great Basin College
    Public
    1500 College Parkway
    Elko,  NV  89801
    (775)738-8493
    3,024 students
  • Kaplan College-Las Vegas
    Private, for profit
    3535 W. Sahara Avenue
    Las Vegas,  NV  89102
    (702)368-2338
    944 students
  • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas
    Private, for profit
    1451 Center Crossing Road
    Las Vegas,  NV  89144
    (702)365-7690
    587 students
  • Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas
    Private, for profit
    3333 East Flamingo Road
    Las Vegas,  NV  89121
    (702)458-9650
    988 students
  • Truckee Meadows Community College
    Public
    7000 Dandini Blvd
    Reno,  NV  89512
    (775)673-7000
    11,106 students
  • Western Nevada College
    Public
    2201 West College Parkway
    Carson City,  NV  89703
    7754453000
    3,951 students
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