Nevada · Public · Predominantly associate's

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada. 27,790 undergraduate students. 147 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at College of Southern Nevada

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+13%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at College of Southern Nevada rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($3.8k → $4.4k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at College of Southern Nevada fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.6% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+13%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at College of Southern Nevada rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($11.5k → $13.0k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+17%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at College of Southern Nevada rose 17% between 2021 and 2024 (16.4% → 19.1%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Nevada

Each tile compares this institution to the Nevada median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$38,087+20% · 6→10y
Nevada median $39,289
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$31,822
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
17.8%+175% · '97→'24
Nevada median 62.5%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$4,500+205% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
27,790+197% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$4,110+212% · '00→'24
out-of-state $12,209
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

1.6%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $4,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $38,087 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996202427,252
36,0859,16319962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202419.1%
19%1%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$8,000
$11,975$2,62519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972024+175%

College of Southern Nevada · completion · 150% rose

7.0% → 19.1%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+197%

College of Southern Nevada · undergrad enrollment rose

9,163 → 27,252

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+212%

College of Southern Nevada · in-state tuition rose

$1,395 → $4,358

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+135%

College of Southern Nevada · out-of-state tuition rose

$5,545 → $13,024

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+205%

College of Southern Nevada · median debt rose

$2,625 → $8,000

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

College of Southern Nevada · cohort default rate fell

20.3% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024+225%

College of Southern Nevada · pell share rose

9.1% → 29.7%

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$91,899193 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Associate's Degree$72,77240 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.CIP 5106 · Associate's Degree$63,58525 gradsHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).CIP 4702 · Associate's Degree$56,48920 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.CIP 4706 · Associate's Degree$53,64023 gradsLegal Support Services.CIP 2203 · Associate's Degree$51,13939 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Associate's Degree$49,380393 gradsHuman Resources Management and Services.CIP 5210 · Associate's Degree$48,1351 gradsAgriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs.CIP 0113 · Associate's Degree$47,2010 gradsScience Technologies/Technicians, Other.CIP 4199 · Associate's Degree$46,873492 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Associate's Degree$46,01354 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.CIP 1312 · Associate's Degree$45,525134 gradsLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.CIP 2401 · Associate's Degree$45,182866 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.CIP 1310 · Associate's Degree$41,80825 gradsCriminal Justice and Corrections.CIP 4301 · Associate's Degree$39,823188 gradsPsychology, General.CIP 4201 · Associate's Degree$38,196105 gradsHospitality Administration/Management.CIP 5209 · Associate's Degree$38,17967 gradsCulinary Arts and Related Services.CIP 1205 · Associate's Degree$36,81446 gradsDesign and Applied Arts.CIP 5004 · Associate's Degree$27,63441 grads
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

19 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12

EDUCATION · CIP 13

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 41

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at College of Southern Nevada

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$187,556
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 10
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 10year 0year 39
Cost per year
$8,451
HS-only baseline · NV
$37,400
Years to complete
2
CIP family
24

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

College of Southern Nevada graduates earn $X” — not “College of Southern Nevada makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending College of Southern Nevada caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →