CCSN 2007-2008 COURSE CATALOG 3

GENERAL INFORMATION

The CCSN Foundation works with the college and com-

munity to ensure future growth and success. Your gifts

ensure CCSN can continue to meet goals and create bright

futures for students.

You can support the college by contributing to the

CCSN Foundation.

STUDENT ASSESSMENT

To assure that programs at CCSN are effective and that

students completing programs of study at CCSN are attain-

ing appropriate levels of knowledge, skills and understand-

ing, the faculty and staff of CCSN have developed ongoing

processes to assess the learning and academic achievement

of students completing these programs.

Students nearing completion of their programs of study at

CCSN should expect to participate in a wide range of

assessment activities designed to provide useful information

about the effectiveness of degree and certificate programs

and the student services programs that support them.

Periodically during their courses of study, CCSN students

may be asked to participate in tasks in which they demon-

strate the breadth and depth of their knowledge, skill, and

understanding, indicate their levels of satisfaction with serv-

ices provided, and describe their learning experience.

Alumni may be asked to communicate their views about

CCSN programs in the context of their lives and careers

since graduation. Employers also may be asked to indicate

the qualities they need and expect from CCSN graduates

and to evaluate how effective CCSN programs have been in

preparing students to meet their needs.

Guiding this continuous assessment effort is the concern

with program quality: CCSN faculty and staff must be

assured that students gain the requisite learning from their

programs of study at CCSN and that these programs contin-

ue to meet high standards of excellence.

TRANSFER AND

ARTICULATION PARTNERSHIPS

The College provides a broad range of courses to fulfill

the requirements of an associate degree and the first two

years of a baccalaureate degree aimed at preparing students

for transfer to a four-year college or university.

CCSN has established transfer and articulation partner-

ships with institutions in the Nevada System of Higher

Education (NSHE) and a variety of other private, public and

out-of-state institutions. These agreements outline how

general education and major-related transfer from CCSN to

the following institutions.

Nevada System of Higher Education Institutions

(Transfer under NSHE policy or individual agreements)

Great Basin College

Nevada State College (extended agreement)

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Reno

Private and Out-of-State Institutions

Regis University

Nova Southeastern University

Southern Utah University (teacher education)

Touro University

University of Phoenix

APPLIED SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS

The College provides programs necessary for the devel-

opment of technical and occupational skills needed for

immediate and meaningful employment. Individual courses,

semester or certificate programs, as well as two-year associ-

ate degrees are available for maintenance of job skills.

APPRENTICESHIP

The need for skilled workers is key to Nevada’s economy.

CCSN partners with individual Joint Apprenticeship Training

Committees in Clark County to provide the technical educa-

tion component, and CCSN provides the general education

for the academic courses of the degree. This joining together

of education and training expertise provides for the delivery

of a uniform associate of applied science degree.

Apprentice students accepted and enrolled in the JATC

delivered courses are also enrolled at CCSN. The students

may enroll in CCSN delivered general education courses

that are within the AAS/AS degree curriculum as they

progress through the apprenticeship program. Apprentices

with prior collegiate experience will be granted transfer for

successful completion of coursework that matches CCSN

degree requirements.

CCSN currently has partnering agreements in place with

JATCs in the following areas:

• Laborers

• Masons

• Carpenters

• Electricians

• Iron Workers

• Operating Engineers

• Painters

• Brick and Tile Layers

• Plumbers and Pipefitters

• Sheet Metal Workers

• Operating Maintenance Engineers

• Teamsters

CCSN has articulation agreements, under which students

may transfer individual courses or entire programs of study

to a number of public or private institutions.

For information on Apprenticeship Programs, please con-

tact CCSN’s Apprenticeship Specialist at 651-4163.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS

The College provides, through lectures, forums, concerts,

plays, exhibits and short-term academic and practical instruc-

tion, a lifelong learning process and focus for each communi-

ty’s cultural, intellectual and recreational enrichment.

The continuing education opportunity provides the

means to develop and experience a variety of lifetime skills

and interests.