It’s Finally Time
It’s been more than 20 years since news headlines about CSN’s Northwest Las Vegas Campus began to appear.
We’ve been developing plans for all that time, persevering, remaining dedicated to the vision. Years ago, we even put a stake in the ground, so to speak, erecting signs on the proposed site. It’s a huge project, one that takes years — even decades — to get off the ground. So far, there’s been little movement that the public can see, but we believe that’s about to change. It has to change.
The Northwest Las Vegas area has been the fastest growing part of Southern Nevada since 2006. Now, tens of thousands of people live there, but they have little or no access to higher education and workforce training options.
As a community college, CSN’s mission is to empower the people here in our community to better their lives. It’s the only reason we exist. And yet, we’ve been doing it without all the tools we need. We have campuses in Central Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and in Henderson, all packed with college students and workers changing their lives.
The 250,000 people who’ve moved to Northwest Las Vegas in the last few decades? They have nothing. If they’re lucky enough to have access to transportation, they can drive 20, 30, 40 minutes to one of our other campuses. If they ride the bus, they’ll be tied up for hours. Every single day. If they can’t do either, they’re stuck with what they’ve got.
That’s not OK.
We already have 40 acres of land on the corner of Durango and Elkhorn, a gift from the federal government in 2020 because our mission is so important. We have agreements with the City of Las Vegas and others on how to develop the land. We have fully developed plans with general education buildings and parking lots and trees and these really great architectural renderings you can see here. There’s even video!
We don’t have the money for any of it though. We need the State of Nevada to come through. You need the State of Nevada to come through. We all do. Advanced education and training are how we diversify this state’s economy. It’s how we empower people to do better for themselves. It’s how we make Nevada a better place to live.
Explore this page, find out about the campus, and then join us and a growing list of VIPs and elected officials who are calling for change.
Because without the voice of the people, no one will hear what we have to say.
Contact your Legislator
Sen. John Steinbeck – John.Steinbeck@sen.state.nv.us
Assm. Brian Hibbetts – Brian.Hibbetts@asm.state.nv.us
Assm. Lisa Cole – Lisa.Cole@asm.state.nv.us
CSN Northwest Campus Timeline
2006
NW Campus site identified and planning process launched
2007
Tate, Snyder Kimsey Architects contracted to develop a public-private development plan
2007
Site plan released and public-private funding scheme announced
2008
CSN and City of Las Vegas begin Land Patent approval by Congress and BLM
2008
Great Recession begins
2014
New NW Campus Master Plan contracted for development
2015
NW Campus 2.0 Site Plan released and advocacy campaign launched
2016
Congressional approval of land transfer via Patent Deed
2017
City of Las Vegas approves Master Development Agreement & Design Standards
2018
BLM Land Patent issued, but with incorrect legal description, omission of MOA terms and omission of reversionary provisions
2020
On September 28, 2020, the corrected and final NW Campus Land Patent is recorded (Patent Number 27-2020-0008)
2023
NV Legislature appropriates $4.5 million for NW Campus Planning
2023
RFQ for Construction-Manager-at-Risk issued by NV State Public Works
2024
CMAR chosen, User Groups selected, programming completed
2025
NW Campus Planning Documents reach 100% completion
2025
Nevada Legislature allocates additional $300,000 to maintain planning document currency
Letters of Support
gional Director - Southern Nevada
H.M. Blackeye, Chief of Police
Jason Potts Chief of Public Safety
Billy Samuels Senior Deputy Fire Chief Clark County Fire Department
Scott Vivier Fire Chief City of Henderson Fire Department
Jamie Sypniewicz Chief of Fire Investigations
Jacqueline Gravatt Chief Of Police
Arnold Vasquez Interim Director University Police Services
