Nevada System of Higher Education

The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) (formerly the University and Community College System of Nevada "UCCSN") was formed in 1968 to oversee all state-supported higher education in the U.S. state of Nevada. The name was changed in 2004. Two doctoral-granting research universities, one state college, four community colleges and one research institute comprise the System. About 98,000 students attend the degree-granting campuses.

An elected Board of Regents is responsible for the governance of the institutions comprising the Nevada System of Higher Education. Elected to serve a six-year term, the 13 Regents set policies and approve budgets for Nevada's entire public system of higher education. The Board holds eight regular meetings each year as well as additional committee meetings. Regular meetings are rotated among the campuses throughout the state. All regular and committee meetings are open to the public.

On Friday, March 16, 2007, the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, voted to drop the name "Community" from both the Community College of Southern Nevada and Western Nevada Community College, effective July 1, 2007.^[1][2][3]

Schools

Four-year

• University of Nevada, Reno is the oldest University in the state. UNR was established in 1874 as a land-grant institution.
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas was the second four-year university in the state to be founded, initially as Nevada Southern University in 1957. Winning its autonomy in 1965, Nevada Southern was renamed UNLV in 1969 due to the need for better national recognition and partially for separation from UNR.^[4]
• Nevada State College, founded in 2002, is Nevada's newest four-year public college.

Two-year

• College of Southern Nevada, founded in 1971 as Clark County Community College and later renamed the Community College of Southern Nevada before gaining its current name, is the largest institution of higher education, public or private, in Nevada. It is also the third-largest community college in the United States.
• Great Basin College, previously known as Northern Nevada Community College, is a community college serving northeastern Nevada.
• Truckee Meadows Community College is a community college serving residents of Reno and the surrounding area.
• Western Nevada College, previously known as Western Nevada Community College, is a community college serving northwestern Nevada.

Graduate-only

• Desert Research Institute is a heavily research-oriented institution focusing on atmospheric sciences and hydrologic science; graduate students may earn Master's degrees or Ph.D.s in those areas at DRI.

External links

• Nevada System of Higher Education
• University of Nevada Press

References

1. ^ http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2007/mar/17/566649949.html Las Vegas Sun
2. ^ Board of Regents
3. ^ http://system.nevada.edu/Board-of-R/Meetings/Agendas/Agenda-Arc/Bor_0307revisedweb.pdf
4. ^ UNLV Celebrating Fifty Years | UNLV History