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Sorry I just feel like I need to clarify some things and answer a few questions. First the new school in not Nevada State Henderson but Nevada State College. The web address is www.nsc.nevada.edu. Second the school has not had a class graduate yet. The first class will graduate in May 2005, my class.:) The program is currently not accredited but our official inspection is scheduled for Fall 2004. The school itself is fully accredited, so loans should not be a problem. The other thing I need to clarify is that while some students might have transferd "for an easier/more manageable curriculum" I feel that most of us did not transfer for that reason and if they did they had a rude awakening when they started classes. The curriculum is not easier because it is the exact same skills and material that is used at the other schools. And more manageable, LOL. If anything my life has become more unmanageable since I transferd form UNLV because it is a new school that is trying to find its place. In terms of technological resources, and campus conveniences. You are partialy correct. The school is new which means that all of its technologies are new and state of the art. The school does not have a lot of resources on campus, however since we are all governed by the same Board of Regents all NSC student have access to everything that UNLV students or CCSN students do. All we have to do is show our student ID's. One thing you are totaly correct about is styles of learning to me UNLV is much more rigid while NSC is more relaxed, not when it comes to expectations or skills just in general, much more encourageing of the students, and the faculty are more available. In regards to the concern about living 2 minutes from the strip. Don't worry about it. I lived in the dorms my freshmen year, ,and you don't even notice it. And I grew up in a small Nevada town of only 150 students in my highschool class, the big city was not a problem. UNLV's campus actually feals fairly isolated. These are just my opinions but I hope they helped. :)

hello, i just wanted to clarify some information. the new school is not nevada state henderson but nevada state college. the web address is www.nsc.nevada.edu. the other thing is i am currently on my second semester of clinical at nsc and love it. i am a transfer student from unlv and don't regret it for a minute. for me the environment is just so much more encouraging. the faculty are always there for the students and will do anything they possible can to see that the students succeed. which is unfortunately not the way things were for me at unlv. this is my break down of the nursing schools in vegas. ccsn is great but is only an associate degree. also the last i checked they had a waiting list. unlv is a bsn and is well established. they do not currently have a waiting list but in my opinion have extremely high expectations of their student and faculty are not available. i personally was having some problems/second thoughts and when i tried to get some guidance i was told "there are too many of you student there is no way she could possible see you all so if you are having problems you will just have to figure it out on your own." again this is just my experience and i am sure that it does not happen to everyone. however about 50% of my class is unlv transfers so i must not be the only one who had problems. also unlv is currently in the process of redoing the order of their classes, the latest i heard there are mandatory summer clinical. but i don't have conformation of that, and that is not neccessarily a problem. which brings me to nsc. like i said before, i love it. i took a chance by transferring because at the moment the nursing school is not accredited. our official inspection is scheduled for fall 2004. i am a member of the first class and we will graduate in may 2005, god willing. because the school is new so is all of the equipment. everything in our skills lab is brand new and has the latest technology. the school is small; there are only 36 students in my class. our campus does not have all the amenities that ccsn and unlv have. however since all of the schools are governed by the same board of regents they are all interconnected. meaning all you have to do to access a feature on one of the other schools campus is show your school id. what i would suggest for you is if you still need to complete your core classes to attend ccsn, they are the cheapest. and while you complete your classes meet with all of the schools staff and form your own opinion. because there is no way that you can truly get a feel for the school through a brochure or the internet. just my opinion. hope this helps.