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College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV · Public · 27,252 students · mostly associate degrees
1st-cheapest of 30 Nevada colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$6,615
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$13,665
Graduation rate
19%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$38,087
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$8,000
Pell grant recipients
30%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
152 programsDental Assisting/Assistant · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$92,762Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree170 grads/yr$91,797Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree55 grads/yr$77,929Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$76,943Fire Science/Fire-fighting · Associate's Degree33 grads/yr$64,487Geospatial Intelligence · Associate's Degree44 grads/yr$63,730Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Associate's Degree32 grads/yr$59,389Legal Assistant/Paralegal · Associate's Degree22 grads/yr$58,446Foreign Languages and Literatures, General · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$57,487Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree35 grads/yr$55,996Science Technologies/Technicians, Other · Associate's Degree359 grads/yr$53,501Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree426 grads/yr$52,875Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Associate's Degree130 grads/yr$52,719Communication, General · Associate's Degree34 grads/yr$48,300Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree161 grads/yr$46,588Accounting · Associate's Degree42 grads/yr$45,585General Studies · Associate's Degree770 grads/yr$45,190Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Associate's Degree40 grads/yr$44,428Hospitality Administration/Management, General · Associate's Degree66 grads/yr$43,501Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma9 grads/yr$42,402Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Associate's Degree29 grads/yr$39,996Child Development · Associate's Degree25 grads/yr$39,424English Language and Literature, General · Associate's Degree10 grads/yr$38,274Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General · Associate's Degree49 grads/yr$38,198Psychology, General · Associate's Degree198 grads/yr$37,489
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.