Las Vegas, NV (population: 570,083) has one computer information systems school within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Mohave Community College has a total student population of 6,702. It is the 5532nd highest ranked school in the USA and the 88th highest in the state of Arizona (#1 is Northern Arizona University).
Computer Information Systems students from Las Vegas schools who go on to become computer information systems specialists, computer support specialists, network engineers, database engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 287,210 people working as computer and information systems managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $120,640. Also, Computer support specialists make on average $47,360 per year and there are about 540,560 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Las Vegas-Paradise area alone, there are 2,950 employed computer support specialists earning an average salary of $47,470. Computer and information systems managers in this area earn $105,980/yr and there are 840 employed.
Las Vegas lies in Clark county, which is one of the 8 counties in Nevada. Overall, the Las Vegas-Paradise area has 858,540 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.0% unemployment rate, $19.26/hr average worker wage, and a $40,070 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.974 out of every 1000 jobs in Las Vegas are held by computer and information systems managers, and 3.439/1000 are held by computer support specialists.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Mohave Community College ends up costing a student $8,373/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Las Vegas |
| North Las Vegas | NV | 236,574 | 0 | - | 0 | 6.1 miles |
| Henderson | NV | 265,681 | 11 | 16.4924 | 250 | 17.5 miles |
| Bullhead City | AZ | 41,377 | 0 | - | 0 | 84.6 miles |