The College of Southern Nevada is a multi-campus system that provides a unified organization of community colleges in the southern region of Nevada. The College of Southern Nevada features 13 community college locations across the southern region of Nevada, including campuses in Las Vegas, Henderson and Boulder City.
The College of Southern Nevada was founded in 1971 and had an initial enrollment of 402 students. The community college system has expanded significantly due to population growth in southern Nevada, and the system's total enrollment is now 43,000 across the 13 community college locations. Thanks to the growth, the College of Southern Nevada is the largest college in the state, according to the institution's website.
According to the College of Southern Nevada's website, the school offers college credit to high school students who complete required coursework and CSN's credits transfer to four-year institutions. This community college system offers 3,000 courses each semester across 120 fields of education. In addition, the College of Southern Nevada has a robust online education system, with more than 25 online certificate and degree programs.
The most popular community college campus in southern Nevada is Charleston, which had an enrollment of 7,162 students in Fall 2009. The Cheyenne campus had nearly 4,800 students, while more than 4,300 students opted for online programs. The next most popular community college campus in Fall 2009 was the Henderson campus, which hosted nearly 2,700 students.