Education in the Capital Region

Many choices are possible in public, charter, and private education at every level. The Capital Region is blessed with schools that honor the art of learning and value the student.

Public Education (K-12)

Sutro Elementary School in Lyon County near Dayton

View of Hillside Elementary School in Storey County near Lockwood

Although not strictly a school, the proposed Carson City Knowledge & Discovery Center is planned to include a state-of-the-art library with rooms for all ages of children, for computers and other embedded and seamless cutting-edge technology tools, and room to serve the business community with specialized resources and meeting places. This public-private partnership will include an auditorium, public plaza, parking garage, and, of course, the Knowledge & Discovery Center, to become the centerpiece of downtown.

Proposed Carson City Knowledge & Discovery Center

 Higher Education

Nevada higher education is under the auspices of a state board of regents. The Nevada System of Higher Education administers 2 universities, 1 state college, 4 community colleges, and the Desert Research Institute.

The University of Nevada Reno, located in Reno, is a top-caliber, land-grant research university and Nevada’s oldest institution of higher learning. With 17,000 students and over 145 degree programs from certificate to Doctoral, Nevada is bound to have a starting point to your career goals. From expertise in earth sciences to journalism, Nevada degrees open the door to unexpected opportunities. At Nevada, you can enroll in a fast-track medical program with our own School of Medicine. Or, you can participate in undergraduate research, getting a competitive advantage over many of your peers. UNR offers life on a full-service campus with dorms, sports, new math and science center, high-tech knowledge center, student union and more.

The new Crowley Student Center on the campus of UNR

The historie Mackay Building at the heart of the UNR campus

Truckee Meadows Community College offers a wide range of academic and university transfer programs, occupational training, career enhancement workshops and classes just for fun. You'll have the option of earning an associate of arts, associate of science, associate of applied science or associate of general studies degree, one-year certificate, or certificate of completion in more than 50 career fields--everything from architecture to dental hygiene to welding. Or, take a series of classes or workshops for career development or personal enrichment. TMCC is a diverse campus, with 5 locations throughout Reno.

The Truckee Meadows Amphitheater at the center of campus life

Since 1971, Western Nevada College offers high quality and accessible college education, in a caring environment that respects the individual. Western reaches out with multiple campuses, learning centers and online classes for thousands of students each semester within an 18,000-square-mile service area.  Campuses are located in Carson City, Fallon and Minden/Gardnerville as well as interactive video classes in Fernley, Hawthorne, Lovelock and Yerington. Distance education courses, including Internet classes, allow those in remote locations ready access to higher education. The college offers dozens of academic degrees and certificates in areas as diverse as engineering science and construction technology, nursing, musical theatre, information technology, geographic information systems, criminal justice and graphic communication. Students may also complete up to two years of many baccalaureate degree programs, such as teacher preparation, for transfer to a university. The college also offers a four-year Bachelor of Technology degree in Construction Management.

The Dini Library and Student Center on the Carson City campus of WNC

WNC's premier rural center, the Douglas Center

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