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Broadcasting Schools in Nevada
Nevada contains two schools that offer broadcasting programs. University of Nevada-Las Vegas, the highest-ranking broadcasting school in NV, has a total student population of 29,080 and is the 1903rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 2 broadcasting schools in Nevada, both of them have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, College of Southern Nevada comes out as the most expensive ($8,990/yr), with University of Nevada-Las Vegas as the lowest recorded at only $8,166/yr.
Broadcasting students from Nevada schools who go on to become broadcast technicians, reporters, news reporters, news anchors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 31,220 people working as broadcast technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $38,330. Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Nevada alone, there are 60 employed broadcast news analysts earning an average yearly salary of $70,550. Broadcast technicians in this state earn $30,740/yr and there are 220 employed.
Also, within the broadcasting schools in Nevada, the average student population is 3,396 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from broadcasting, there are 786 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,014 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,730, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
Nevada Interesting Facts
- In 1899 Charles Fey invented a slot machine named the Liberty Bell. The device became the model for all slots to follow.
- The Reno Ice Pavilion is a 16,000-square-foot rink once dismantled and moved to Reno from Atlantic City, New Jersey.
- Bugsy Siegel named his Las Vegas casino "The Flamingo" for the long legs of his showgirl sweetheart, Virginia Hill.
- The Imperial Palace on the Las Vegas strip is the nation's first off-airport airline baggage check-in service.
- Bertha was a performing elephant that entertained for 37 years at John Ascuaga's Nugget casino located in Sparks. She was 48 years old when she died.