The University of Nevada Las Vegas
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, (UNLV) which opened its first building, Maude Fraizer Hall, in 1957, celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2001.
UNLV is located on a 335-acre campus in the heart of Las Vegas. In addition to the more than 23,000 students enrolled in academic degree programs, another nearly 19,000 people participate in continuing education classes at the university. UNLV offers 180 undergraduate, master and doctoral degree programs with classes taught by the university's more than 700 faculty members.

UNLV recently moved into the ranking defined by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as "Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive." In addition, the 2001 issue of U.S. News and World Report's annual America's Best Colleges guidebook, moved UNLV into the national Doctoral Universities category.

In the fall of 2002, the UNLV School of Dentistry admitted its first class of students. The dental school, along with a portion of UNLV's Cancer Institute and new Biotechnology Center, will be housed at a newly established regional campus located close to UMC and near downtown Las Vegas.

UNLV works to partner with government agencies and private industry to find innovative ways to bring economic growth and development to our community and state while creating centers of academic excellence. The university offers major programs in physics, business, engineering, computer science, biological science, environmental studies and performing arts. The university's solid liberal arts core curriculum lies at the heart of UNLV's educational philosophy and provides a common experience for all students who earn their undergraduate degrees at UNLV and the University's William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration is internationally recognised for its excellence.

University of Nevada School of Medicine (UNSOM)
The University of Nevada School of Medicine is Nevada's only postgraduate institution dedicated to training new physicians. Its mission is to educate medical students and residents, emphasizing primary care; deliver comprehensive health care services to patients; develop programs responsive to public health needs; help develop appropriate public health policy; and conduct research and make appropriate application of findings to patient care.

The School of Medicine maintains a strong presence throughout the state with a facility on the campus of the University of Neveda, Reno, service to rural areas and explosive growth in Southern Nevada.

The Medical School, with an $82 million operating budget, is funded by the state, private donations and federal research grants. Currently the school conducts $14 million annually in sponsored research and has a $23 million endowment.

Five new buildings totaling 105,500 square feet were recently constucted in Reno and Las Vegas and plans are underway to develop an academic medical center complex in Southern Nevada.

The Las Vegas campus focuses on the clinical training of medical students and 190 residents at its Patient Care and Family Practice Centers and partner hospitals.

Desert Research Institute (DRI)
A division of the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN), Desert Research Institute is among the world's premier research facilities. More than 400 professional scientists, technicians and staff members tackle complex projects in various regions of the globe in search of environmental solutions. Founded in 1959, DRI maintains major science centers in Las Vegas, Reno and Stead. The organization has conducted studies in all 50 states and 36 foreign countries.

Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN)
Serving Southern Nevada for three decades, America's fourth largest two-year college is also Nevada's largest institution of higher education and job trainer in 75 career fields. Based on three main campuses and 50 academic centers in four counties, CCSN serves two-thirds of the states population and has prepared nearly 800,000 students for the work force.

CCSN specializes in accounting and finance, automotive, aviation, business, computing, dental hygiene and nursing, drafting and graphics, law enforcement and public services, resorts and gaming, teacher education and telecommunications.

Construction is underway on a $17 million Sciences Center at the Charleston Campus to help educate professionals in 20 medical fields and other high-demand, high-tech industries in 2003. Already funded and under design is a $20 million Telecommunications Center for the Cheyenne Campus to expand CCSN programs in various technologies.

To increase Nevada's college enrollments and expand computing centers throughout the region, CCSN pioneered an educational model of shared college academic and computing centers on high school campuses. Located in Summerlin and at Western, Pahrump Valley and Green Valley High Schools, the centers combine traditional classrooms with multimedia and computing labs.

Grade Schools
Southern Nevada is home of the nation's sixth largest school district. Clark County School District (CCSD) continues to keep pace with the area's rapid growth through aggressive expansion projects and innovative programs. Currently one-half of the district's elementary schools operate on a year-round calendar.

In addition to the comprehensive education program for kindergarten through grade 12, the district offers magnet programs at every grade level. Students at all grade levels generally perform above the national average in reading, mathematics and language. The district operates 266 schools which include 16 new facilities for the 2001-2002 school year. Encompassing all of Clark County, the CCSD employs more than 27,000 and continues to add more staff members to accomodate the increasing number of students. In addition to the public school system, Southern Nevada offers several private schools. The following are lists of enrollment in public schools and CCSD's private schools that have a minimum enrollment of 100 students.

Public Schools

* Projected / ** Self-Contained Special Education
Source: Clark County School District

Grade	2000	2001	2002*	2005*
K	17,946	18,288	18,904	22,707
1	19,231	23,345	21,273	23,730
2	18,849	19,699	20,834	24,047
3	18,804	19,081	20,031	22,898
4	18,087	19,044	19,516	22,657
5	17,622	18,607	19,604	22,307
6	16,508	18,560	19,216	21,781
7	15,870	17,225	19,303	21,578
8	15,030	16,210	17,736	21,680
9	18,117	19,430	18,030	22,888
10	11,625	15,052	18,876	21,476
11	12,684	10,229	14,317	18,228
12	10,800	11,431	9,271	15,100
SCSE**	19,952	21,565	21,831	25,872
Total	231,125	244,766	258,742	306,949

Private Schools

* 100-plus Enrollment
** L=Licensed; E=Exempt; N=Nonprofit; E+: Catholic School
Source: Nevada Department of Education

School	Enrollment	Grades	Status**
Bishop Gorman High School	1,000	9-12	E+
Calvary Chapel Spring Valley	318	K-12	E/N
Calvary Church Christian School	144	K-12	E/N
Challenger School	163	K-8	L
Faith Lutheran Jr./Sr. High School	767	6-12	L
First Good Shepherd Lutheran	203	K-6	E/N
First Presbyterian Church Academy	197	K-8	L
Green Valley Christian School	260	K-6	E/N
International Christian Academy	287	K-7	E/N
Lake Mead Christian Academy	333	K-12	E/N
Las Vegas Day School	472	K-8	L
Las Vegas Jr. Academy	152	K-10	E/N
MerryHill Schools Spanish Trail	142	K-7	L
MerryHill Schools Summerlin	275	K-6	L
Milton I. Schwartz Hebrew Academy	230	K-8	L
Mountain View Christin School	572	K-12	E/N
Our Lady of Las Vegas Elementary	475	K-8	E+
Paradise Christian Academy	205	K-12	E/N
St. Anne School	322	K-8	E+
St. Christopher School	285	K-8	E+
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton	176	K-5	E+
St. Fancis De Sales School	307	K-8	E+
St. Joseph School	238	1-8	E+
St. Viator School	591	K-8	E+
The Alexander Dawson School	160	K-8	L
The Meadows School	777	K-12	L
Trinity Christian Schools	291	K-12	L
Warren Walker Schools	409	K-12	L