Education in Las Vegas

Primary and secondary public education is provided by the Clark County School District, which is the fifth most populous school district in the nation (projected enrollment for the 2007–2008 school year was 314,000 students in grades K–12).
Colleges and universities
The College of Southern Nevada (the third largest community college in the United States by enrollment) is the main higher education facility in the city. Other institutions include the University of Nevada School of Medicine, with a campus in the city, and the for-profit private school Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. Many educational opportunities exist around the city. These include University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Nevada State College run by the Nevada System of Higher Education, Desert Research Institute, The International Academy of Design & Technology Las Vegas, Touro University Nevada and the University of Southern Nevada.

Primary and secondary
Public schools
The Clark County School District operates all of the public primary and secondary schools in the county with the exception of a few which are contracted out to a private organization.
Private schools:
Alexander Dawson School
American Heritage Academy
Bishop Gorman High School
Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School
Calvary Chapel Christian School
Calvary Church Christian School
The Milton I. Schwartz Hebrew Academy
Las Vegas Day School
The Meadows School
Merryhill School
Mountain View Christian School
Paradise Christian Academy [1]
Shiloh Christian School
St. Viator School
Trinity Christian School
New Horizons Academy
University Baptist Academy
[edit]Colleges and universities
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is in Paradise, about three miles (5 km) south of the city limits and roughly two miles east of the Strip. The University of Nevada Medical School has a campus near downtown Las Vegas. Several national colleges, including the University of Phoenix, have campuses in the Las Vegas area. Nevada State College, National University and Touro University Nevada are nearby Henderson. The College of Southern Nevada has campuses in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson. Henderson also is home to DeVry University and the Keller Graduate School of Management, as well as the University of Southern Nevada. Other private entities in the Las Vegas Valley include Apollo College and ITT Technical Institute.
Public schools
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is the major higher education institution in Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) also has a campus for the School of Medicine in Las Vegas
Nevada State College located in Henderson, Nevada
College of Southern Nevada—formerly known as the Community College of Southern Nevada and Clark County Community College
Private schools 4 year+
Design Institute
National University of Nevada
Touro University Nevada
University of Phoenix-Nevada
University of Southern Nevada, Doctor of Pharmacy degree



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