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If you want to go to college in Las Vegas, I believe that CSN is really the only choice. Nevada State is decent but it's basically screwed because of it's under-attendance which therefore led to that school receiving the biggest budget cuts of all of them. UNLV is a giant joke of a school which I would not recommend to anyone (unless you want to go there just for the neighborhood, and in that case you should probably just get your own place in the area because I've heard horror stories about the dorms there). Everything else is essentially a trade school, profession specific college (such as an art or medical school) or one of those degree mills like Kaplan or University of Phoenix.
Word to the wise: If you want to take a class on Sociology, come to the West Charleston Campus and pick Professor Shaulis. This man is a truly amazing teacher and is actually somewhat of a personal hero of mine. He always goes above and beyond with his lectures by using local examples (such as the never-ending neglect of the old west side next to downtown and the terrible condition Nevada's public education system is in). Sitting in his classroom will be one of the most eye-opening experiences you will ever have.
Academically speaking, the teachers tend to be very hit and miss. Some of the teachers are actually quite amazing, so much so you'll wonder why they're not teaching at a university (then again, if you compare CSN with UNLV, THEN you'll probably understand). Others can be total assholes about their subject and treat the students who don't understand it and/or aren't as interested in it as they are like they're idiots. Then you have some crazies here and there who could be making stuff up in their lectures. I've had my fair share of all 3.
Administration/Admission: It's all quite frantic to say the least. There have been quite a few times where I've tried to pick classes that are listed as still having available seats when in actuality they're full. Dealing with the financial aid department can get pretty frustrating as well, as a matter of fact, this semester they decided that the FAFSA wasn't good enough for students to get financial aid so they decided to create these applications called the Silver Group and Mojave Group which was completely unnecessary because it's essentially the same as a FAFSA form and the FAFSA was still required in the first place. The financial aid process is already complicated enough without having to fill out a FAFSA copycat form.
Campus life/scene: It's community college so there's really not much to expect out of campus life. Everyone either already has their friends from high school or is much older and comes, does what they need to do and leave. I have met quite a few cool people, but it's not very easy to make friends seeing how people already have their lives.
Facilities: Decent enough. The only building that's really cutting edge is the I Building (which is where the library is) but all of the buildings are fine really. The main computer lab is a bit of a mess though, seeing that a lot of the time the printers aren't even working.
Miscellaneous: Not exactly my problem since I don't have a car, but the parking sucks at W. Charleston. Big time. It's better to find a parking space in one of the surrounding shopping centers (and make sure that parking space doesn't have a time limit). Pretty much every building has a convenience store which serves up coffee and smoothies. There's a Mexican place in the B Building called Ultimate Baja. It used to be called Maria's and I loved it, but this new incarnation has to grow on me. In the K building, there's this grill place which serves up Pizza, Burgers & Fries and hot dogs. Bookstore is overpriced, like all college bookstores. The West Charleston library is also next door, convenient! Looking for something to do in the neighborhood after class? There's a hookah lounge called Azuza across the street and sometimes there's artistic stuff such as poetry slams in the B building. Also, for some reason, the buildings are kind of spread far apart from each other, so be prepared to do some walking.
It's a decent enough school to go to just so you can get your basics out of the way until you can transfer to some place better. (Me? I would like to go out of state. If you want to transfer in state though, go to UNR, it's infinitely better than Un-Love. Besides, I heard the parties at UNR are better anyway.)
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