Nevada State College

Nevada State College (NSC) is a public college in Henderson, Nevada. It is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). The college opened on September 3, 2002, as Nevada's first state college.. Its main campus is located on a 509 acres (206 ha) site in the southern foothills of Henderson.

Nevada State College has around 3,300 undergraduate students from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. In terms of minority or underrepresented students at NSC, close to 20% of the student body is Hispanic/Latino, 11% is Black or African American, 10% is Asian, and 2% is Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. The college's average student age is 29, and 61% of its students attend part-time. The vast majority of Nevada State College's students are from Nevada.

Nevada State College's enrollment has grown from 177 students in 2002 to 3,389 in 2012, making it one of the fastest growing institutions of higher education in the country on a percentage basis. During this period, however, some of Nevada State College's programs suffered from lower than expected enrollments. However, enrollment for 2010 increased by 23.3% compared to the year before.

Nevada State College is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the small city of Henderson (population range of 250,000-499,999 inhabitants), Nevada. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, Nevada State College (NSC) is a small (uniRank enrollment range: 4,000-4,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Nevada State College (NSC) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 17 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades.