Welcome to fabulous
Las Vegas, Nevada.

I'm Shayna for
YOUniversity TV

and you're coming with me
to check out UNLV.

University of Nevada,
Las Vegas

is located in the heart
of the entertainment capital

of the world,
Las Vegas,

on the southern tip
of Nevada in a desert valley

surrounded by mountains.

Southern Nevada is
one of the fastest growing areas

in the United States,
and Las Vegas is truly

one of the most unique
and exciting cities to live

in the nation.

UNLV's 350 acre
main campus is located

just east of the famous
Las Vegas strip.

The entire campus
is a state arboretum

and it's dedicated to the study
and display of plants

that are suited
for this high desert climate.

UNLV has approximately
23,000 Undergraduate

and 7,000 Graduate students.

44% are male,
56% female,

and the average
class size is 30.

In order to be admitted
to the University,

we look for a 3.0 in core
classes from high school.

We also look for an ACT of a 22,
or a 1040 on the SAT

combined between the math
and the reading.

For Nevada residents,
the estimated yearly cost

including tuition and fees
is around $4,000 per year.

For out of state students,
the estimated total cost

is around $15,000 per year.

UNLV has 11 different colleges,
including the honors college,

and offers more than 220
different degree programs.

We try to make, uh,
our classes interesting.

I'm known on campus
for knowing that Biology rocks.

Uh, and, my honor students
I take out into the field.

Uh, sometimes it's the first
time they've ever been

primitive camping.

We take them out
three nights

to Death Valley,
though no one has died.

Uh, we take them to the north
rim of the Grand Canyon.

It's a great experience.

They learn a lot of science,
and they have a great time

as well.

UNLV is home to some
truly unique majors.

There's Gaming
Management,

Entertainment Engineering
and Design,

and PGA Professional
Golf Management.

Let's go check some out.

Students come to UNLV
because of our incredible host

of great programs.

We have the world's best
programs in entertainment,

and hospitality.

The number one ranked program
in hotels in the world,

with campuses in Singapore
and a new campus coming up

in the United Arab Emirates.

We also have amazing
programs in the arts.

We have creative writing
and filmmaking programs

that are tremendous.

And they all take advantage
of this location

that we have here,
so close to L.A.

and of course,
in the entertainment

capital of the world,
Las Vegas.

The William F. Harrah
College of Hotel Administration

is internationally recognized
as one of the top colleges

for hospitality and hotel
management in the world.

Now can I get some room service
or what?

Las Vegas is
the best laboratory

if you want to learn the hotel
and restaurant business.

There's 135,000
hotel rooms here.

More than any city
in the world.

And of the 100 top grossing
independent restaurants,

fully a quarter,
or 25 of them,

are located here
in Las Vegas.

Now are there any
other activities

you're involved in
besides your major?

Yes, I'm involved
with a lot of things

that have to do with my major.

I'm in the mentor program,
hotel association,

and with hotel association,
we go and visit a lot

of different properties.

And get like a behind
the scenes tour.

So you get to go to the hotels
on the strip?

- Right.
- Wow, so can you name just

a few of the ones that you've
seen behind the scenes?

Palazzo, Wynn, Four Seasons,
Mandalay Bay.

My students, um,
work at the same time

that they go to school.

Meaning they have an on call
job or a part time job,

working front desk
or as a banquet server,

or in room service,

or in convention
and meetings planning,

while they are taking courses.

So they get their experience,
and their theoretical work

at the same time,
which makes them a very

valuable student to the industry
when they graduate.

I know each of my professors
personally.

Um, it's kind of two-fold, one,
because my classes are small

and two, because I really
try to have a relationship

with my professors.

That's made the difference
for me.

I'm going for my
general education

to actually being
in my major,

that's made me
stay in my major

versus going
to a different major.

UNLV is a member
of the NCAA Division I

Mountain West Conference

and participates in
17 NCAA sports.

The UNLV nickname
is The Rebels,

but the basketball team
is known as The Runnin' Rebels.

They have the school's first
national championship

in one of the three
major sports.

Lots of school spirit
on campus.

The students are rebels
to heart.

If you're not wearing
Rebel red

when you attend
any of the campus events,

if you're not for us,
you're against us.

UNLV offers 11 resident halls
for students.

UNLV has more than 200 different
clubs and organizations

including Greek life,
multi-cultural programs,

service opportunities,
leadership activities,

as well as a variety
of intramural sports.

Hey, good, what's going
on here?

We've got the skydive club here.

Okay, cool, how many members
do you guys have?

Uh, we have about 40 members
right now.

Okay.

Your helmet.

Okay.

I'm ready,
where's the plane?

It's kinda heavy.

Oh that is heavy.

UNLV and through the student,
uh, organization CSUN

has a very active
outdoor program.

Uh, you can go on trips

that are led by experts
in the field,

and if you want
to go by yourself,

you can rent
all of the equipment necessary

for camping,
for snow-boarding,

for, uh, canoeing, et cetera.

UNLV's famous Alumni include
TV host Jimmy Kimmel;

Ronnie Vannucci,
drummer for The Killers;

C.S.I creator
Anthony Zuiker;

food network chef
Guy Fieri;

and notable athletes
Randall Cunningham,

Larry Johnson,
and Shawn Marion.

If you're looking to get
an education as bold

as the city of Las Vegas,
roll the dice

and choose UNLV.

That's a wrap on the University
of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Make sure to check it out
when you're here,

because it's the only
sure bet in town.

Later.