Education

Airman Leadership School
Nellis Professional Military Education Center
(702) 652-6524
Nellis' Airman Leadership School prepares senior Airmen to supervise and lead Air Force work teams and foster a commitment to the profession of arms. This five-week course encompasses 192 academic hours and awards Community College of the Air Force credits to all students upon completion. ALS enhances the development of students by strengthening their ability to lead, follow and manage, while they gain a broader understanding of their roles, responsibilities and the military profession.

Off-Duty Education
Nellis Education Center
(702) 652-5280
All active duty and retired service members, civil service and non-appropriated fund employees and their family members may participate in programs offered through the Nellis Education Center. All active duty personnel are entitled to 100 percent tuition assistance (up to $4,500 a fiscal year). All general schedule and national security personnel system civilians can receive 75 percent tuition assistance for classes that enhance their jobs. Four colleges and universities provide courses of study in many academic, vocational and professional fields. In addition, the Education Center serves as the local campus for the Community College of the Air Force, which awards an Associate in Applied Science that corresponds to an enlisted member's Air Force specialty code.

Creech Education Services
(702) 404-0881 • Bldg. 1018
Education counseling services are offered every Tuesday, and testing services are available the first and third Wednesday of every month, which includes, CDC End-of-Course exams, officer PME and Senior NCO PME.

College of Southern Nevada
Nellis Center
(702) 652-5524
College of Southern Nevada's Nellis Center offers many undergraduate courses in a wide variety of degree and certificate programs. The courses taught here are offered in 8-week terms with a condensed 6-week summer term offered.

University of Nevada
Las Vegas
(702) 652-9411
University of Nevada Las Vegas offers a bachelor's degree program in work force education that awards 15 to 30 semester hours for work experience and/or technical schools, and classes that work toward degree programs in the business administration and management areas. The courses taught at Nellis are offered in eight-week terms, and classes typically meet once a week.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Nellis Center
(702) 652-2389
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University offers accredited associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs. ERAU's bachelor's programs offer degrees in professional aeronautics and technical management. These programs have an advance-standing option that permits the award of 15 to 36 semester hours for military training and aviation licenses. ERAU offers a Master of Aeronautical Science degree, with emphasis in aeronautics, operations, management and systems safety. Several military schools have recommendations for graduate credit, which are recognized by ERAU. The Nellis AFB location also offers certificates in logistics, safety and aviation maintenance management (Type 65). The courses taught at Nellis are offered in nine-week terms.

University of Oklahoma Nellis Center
(702) 652-9453
University of Oklahoma Nellis offers the Master of Human Relations, a 36-semester-hour professional degree program that may be completed in 18-24 months. Students may transfer up to nine credits into the program, including SOS (in-residence). Classes are held at Nellis and are taught in an accelerated format by Ph.D. professors from the UO campus in Norman, as well as from affiliated universities across the country. UO offers nine classes per year in residence, as well as independent studies and online courses. This ensures students the same high-quality education as that received by students at the Norman campus. In addition, the Master in Public Administration is offered at seven other sites throughout the United States, allowing students to travel and take courses when their schedules allow. The program is open to all active duty military, DoD and civilian employees, retirees and their family members.

Elementary, Middle and High Schools
Clark County School District
(702) 799-5000
The Clark County School District now ranks as the sixth largest school system in the nation. A seven-member board of trustees elected to four-year terms manages the district. The public is encouraged to attend meetings that are ordinarily scheduled for 4 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays in the Education Center at 2832 East Flamingo Road.

As of the 2007-2008 school year, the CCSD operates 341 schools with more than 308,783 students and employs 38,237 people, of whom 18,715 are licensed educators, and more than 17,000 are administrative, substitute teachers, school police, support and other temporary employees.

The district operates magnet (specialized) high schools, special programs for the gifted and talented, visually, orally and mentally handicapped, slow learners, emotionally disturbed and the homebound. More than one third of elementary and middle schools operate on a track basis and are in session year-round with four- to six-week breaks between sessions.

Additionally, CCSD provides vocational and technical training, speech therapy, psychological and social work services, nursing services, teachers' aides, counseling and guidance programs, anti-drug and anti-alcohol education programs and career education programs.

Innovations in the instructional program include bilingual programs, reinforced reading programs, Chapter I programs, kindergarten reading and alternative schools.

Bus transportation is furnished to students living two or more miles from school. Kindergarten and special education students are exempted. There are also exceptions due to unsafe walking paths, construction or other hazards.

Report cards are issued for nine-week periods for first through 12th grades and at the end of each semester for kindergarten unless the school is on a trimester schedule.

To register a child:
State law requires school attendance between seven and 17 years of age. Kindergarten is a part of the regular school program. A child must be six years old on or before Sept. 30 to enter first grade. One proof of address is required. No student is denied enrollment due to lack of identification documents. However, if they are not provided within 30 days, the student and parent information is turned over to a law enforcement agency. Name and address of any previous school the child attended is required. A certificate stating that the child has been immunized and has received the proper boosters is required. Failure to show proof results in excluding the child from school until proof is provided. Only religious and medical immunization exemptions are allowed.

Lomie Gray Heard Elementary School
42 Baer Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89115-2699
(702) 799-4920 School
(702) 799-4926 Fax
Lomie Gray Heard Elementary School is an on-base elementary school, educating students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Approximately 700 students, mostly children of military personnel, attend the school each year. Students that live off base but have base access can apply for zone variance from the Clark County School District to attend Lomie Heard Elementary. The school uses a multitude of materials and a variety of teaching methods in order to provide each student with a quality education. If you have questions or concerns regarding the school, please visit or call the main office.