Nevada State University is planning two new satellite campuses in the Las Vegas Medical District and in North Las Vegas.
The Clark County Commission held an information session with representatives from the University to discuss plans for the two campuses. The North Las Vegas campus calls for the construction of a new building, while the Medical District campus will lease space in an existing building.
North Las Vegas Campus
The North Las Vegas campus calls for the construction of a 30KSF building in North Las Vegas Gateway Village near the intersection of North Lake Mead Blvd. and North Las Vegas Blvd.
The three-story building will allow NSU to provide courses, degree pathways and workforce development. This location will also feature a student access hub that will include recruitment, advising, financial aid, tutoring and career services.
The presentation says the North Las Vegas development is intended to be a part of a “livable downtown district where residents can more easily and comfortably live, work and play.”
The North Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency is planning to offer rental assistance to NSU for five years. This accounts for around $7.5M.
State funding will provide an additional $2.5M, while donations have accounted for an additional $250K. No official timeline has been set, but officials estimate the project will open in the fall of 2027. This campus is estimated to accommodate more than 2,500 students across 240 courses per term.
Medical District Satellite Campus
The proposed Medical District campus, called the Juvenile Allied Health Education Center and Clinic, is to be in an existing building off Charleston Blvd. The campus will offer four degrees: speech language pathology, educational psychology, nutrition and kinesiology. The latter two options are new to NSU.
Plans call for the creation of four community health clinics under a single roof. The building will also contain classrooms and faculty offices.
According to a presentation from NSU, the campus will specifically feature a nutrition laboratory classroom, a kinesiology classroom, a speech therapy clinic with an audiology suite and alternative communication center, an educational psychology clinic with a play-based observation room, a kinesiology clinic and a nutrition clinic.
NSU is partnering with the City of Las Vegas, which is offering full rent coverage for two years and 50% rent support for the following three years. Furthermore, the City is planning to provide $50K in annual grants, as well as introductions to health care providers in the Medical District.
Operations are expected to commence by spring of 2026. Projections indicate there will be roughly 500 students across 60 courses per term. The clinics will be able to serve around 250 patients on a weekly basis.
A Facebook post from the City of Las Vegasstates the Higher Education Board of Regents is to consider the lease agreement in September.
NSU’s Decade of Steady Growth
The expansion is being considered as enrollment at NSUhas more than doubled in the past decade. In 2015, NSU reported 3,364 students, while just last spring the University had 7,414. Notably, 49% of students are high school students enrolled in dual-credit programs.
The student body is located throughout the Las Vegas Valley, which has led to long travel times. NSU primarily focuses on nursing and education. NSU officials stated the Medical District is a prime location, as the area is in need of new graduates to fill positions.
