Photo: Rmvisuals · CC BY-SA 4.0Spring Valley is home to two colleges, with 1,726 students on campus
Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas (1,185 students on campus) and Las Vegas College (541) are inside the town, and College of Southern Nevada (20,512) is 4.7 miles from the center, just over the line in Las Vegas. About 5% of Spring Valley’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nevada (5%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Spring Valley. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Spring Valley
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Spring Valley
Nine private colleges within 13.9 miles, one public college within 7 miles, and College of Southern Nevada 4.7 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Spring Valley’s median household income ($74,511) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Spring Valley: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas (20); Chamberlain University-Nevada (15); Carrington College-Las Vegas (5); Nevada Career Institute (5); Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas (13).
What students study in Spring Valley
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Spring Valley’s 2 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Biggest programs
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Spring Valley
Is Spring Valley a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Spring Valley residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Nevada (5). The largest campus in the town, Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas, has 1,185 students on campus.
What colleges are in Spring Valley?
Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas and Las Vegas College are inside the town. College of Southern Nevada is 4.7 miles from the center, in Las Vegas.
What is the closest community college to Spring Valley, and what does it cost?
College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, 4.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,358 a year for Nevada residents; the federal net price, $6,615, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does College of Southern Nevada cost if we live in Nevada?
Tuition and fees are $4,358 a year in-state and $13,024 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,627 (under $30,000 income) to $13,022 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Spring Valley. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →