Education
VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND OTHER SCHOOLS
Vocational, trade or technical schools offer students the opportunity to pursue a certificate or a two-year degree for a position in a particular field of employment, such as the health sciences, accounting, information technology, the culinary arts and hospitality. Interested Las Vegas residents can select from a wide range of vocational choices. Many are affordable and offer payment plans or financial aid.

Academy of Hair Design (www.ahdvegas.com) is nationally accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences (NACCAS). Classes include hair design, cutting, perming, straightening and coloring using certified Learning in Cosmetology techniques. Salon-management techniques are covered as well. Other classes are offered in esthetics and manicuring.

Academy of Healing Arts (www.academylasvegas.com) offers specialty training in health services, including medical-office information technology, massage therapy, phlebotomy and medical assistance.

Anthem Institute (www.anthem.edu/las-vegas-nevada), formerly High-Tech Institute, is an accredited family of schools that offers career-focused training programs in health care, technology, visual communication and criminal justice. The school’s real-world career training equips students with the job skills that today’s employers expect.

Art Institute of Las Vegas (www.artinstitutes.edu/las-vegas) is a design, fashion, media arts and culinary arts postsecondary school that provides degrees in audio production, digital filmmaking and video production, digital photography, drafting technology and design, interior and Web design among other specialties. Each degree program is offered on a year-round basis on the quarter system, allowing students to continue to work uninterrupted toward graduation.

Century 21 Real Estate Academy offers classes to students who wish to become real estate professionals, including associate, broker, mortgage broker and continuing-education classes.

Contractor’s Exam Center (www.contractorsexam.com) assists new contractors in obtaining the licenses and other requirements that may be necessary to qualify as a licensed contractor in Nevada.

Crescent School of Gaming and Bartending (www.crescentschools.com) in Las Vegas is located only a few blocks away from the Strip. Since its founding in New Orleans in 1983, Crescent Schools has placed thousands of graduates in rewarding positions throughout the gaming and hospitality industries. Classes are available days and evenings on weekdays.

Huntington Learning Center (www.huntingtonlearning.com) was founded in 1977 and has served America’s students and families longer than any other tutoring provider. Students from the ages of 5–17 are assisted in achieving remarkable improvements in their grades, test scores and self-esteem. In the Las Vegas area, Huntington is located in Henderson.

International Academy of Design & Technology (www.iadt.edu/Las-Vegas) provides academic excellence and classes in interior design, game design, graphic design and fashion design.

ITT Technical Institute has two locations in Southern Nevada are committed to helping students develop the skills and knowledge they need to pursue many opportunities in today’s fastest growing career fields, including electronics, Web development, computer programming, computer networking, computer drafting and design, criminal justice, business and the health sciences.

Kaplan College, Las Vegas (www.las-vegas.kaplancollege.com) offers real-world education in a positive learning environment. Students have access to career-focused programs to prepare them for a professional position in their chosen field. Kaplan provides teaching techniques that encourage active participation in activities, such as group discussions and projects, lab work, simulations, demonstrations, field trips, presentations by guest speakers and lectures.

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Las Vegas (www.chefs.edu/Las-Vegas) was established in January 2003 to bring a renowned culinary curriculum to a city with a booming hospitality industry. The school represents a union of some of the finest European and North American culinary arts training programs available today. Graduates receive the coveted Le Cordon Bleu Diplôme in addition to an associates of occupational science degree.

Nevada School of the Arts (www.nsamusic.org) is dedicated to providing diverse opportunities for quality education and creative expression in the performing and visual arts to the entire community. For more than 30 years, the school has offered arts education to residents of the Las Vegas Valley. The faculty includes many of Southern Nevada’s most gifted music and art educators.

New Horizons Academy (www.nhalv.org) programs are devoted to the development of a healthy sense of self in every child enrolled in its programs. Programs are directed to help infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

   
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