Wahsoe County, Nevada

Source: *Nevada Annual Reports of Accountability, **National Center for Education Statistics
Achievement (Standard)

1. Emergent/Developing - Student occasionally/does not apply skills/strategies and requires extensive remediation.
2. Approaches Standard - Student inconsistently/incompletely applies skills/strategies and requires targeted remediation.
3. Meets Standard - Student consistently applies skills/strategies without need for remediation.
4. Exceeds Standard - Student comprehensively/consistently applies and generalizes skills/strategies in a variety of situations.Charter school data are not included in district totals.

University of Nevada, Reno (UNR)
U.S. News & World Report ranked UNR as one of America's best colleges and the Carnegie Foundation ranks UNR in the highest research category with institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Cal-Berkley, and UCLA. UNR provides a variety of programs including 70 bachelor's degrees, 70 master's programs, and 30 doctoral specialties. The colleges include: Engineering, Business Administration, Logistics and School of Medicine. UNR's Business Logistics Program is considered by the countries largest firms to be one of the top 10 in the United States. They also have a fully accredited MBA program. Supported research funding has more than tripled in the past 10 years to $87 million, which translates to a yearly economic impact in Nevada of nearly $200 million. Researchers at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, with a $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, are finding innovative ways to fight cardiac arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

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Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC)
TMCC serves over 11,000 students with programs leading to associate degrees and certificates in more than 40 academic and occupational areas. Offering academic and university transfer, occupational training, career enhancement workshops and classes just for fun, TMCC is the fastest growing college in northern Nevada.

Career College of Northern Nevada
Career College of Northern Nevada provides high quality education to students with varying levels of academic abilities. The college is committed to providing its students with the skills and technical knowledge needed for initial employment in entry level positions of business and industry. Recognizing that many graduates will want to advance to management and executive positions, the college offers its students not only the specific skills needed for immediate employment but also the opportunity to develop self-confidence, leadership abilities and a sense of responsibility. The students maximize their potential to obtain a good job, stable life, and respect.

Morrison University
Morrison University is an independent educational institution, dedicated to providing higher education opportunities leading to diplomas and associate degrees as well as Bachelor of Science degrees. Diploma and Associate degree programs are designed to meet the needs of students in developing marketable skills which enable them to establish careers in business, professional, and technical fields. The Bachelor of Science degree allows students to continue their education in business and management in order to fulfill their academic and professional aspirations and potential. The University recognizes that education is a lifelong endeavor, which enriches the quality of life as well as individual professional achievement.

University of Phoenix, Nevada Campus
The University of Phoenix is a private, for-profit higher education institution whose mission is to provide high quality education to working adult students. The University of Phoenix, Nevada Campus offers degree and certificate programs in Administration, Business, Counseling, Education, Human Services, Management, Nursing/Healthcare, and Technology. Courses are scheduled to meet the needs of working students.

Truckee Meadows Community College High School
This school is a collaborative effort of the Washoe County School District and Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) and is located at the TMCC campus. The high school and college atmosphere gives students the opportunity to achieve academically and accept responsibility in a safe and comfortable environment. Students are required to take up to three high school classes and may take up to three college courses.

Glenn Hare Occupational Center
This center provides alternative classes to high school students including electronics, computer aided design, business systems, advanced child development, printing and graphics, precision machining, horticulture and landscaping, building trades, fashion merchandising and culinary arts.

Regional Technical Institute
The Regional Technical Institute (RTI) is the premier high school in the Washoe County School District (WCSD) for advanced Career and Technical Education programs. Eighteen advanced programs are housed at one of the four RTI locations. Students attend part of the day at their regular high school campus and part of the date at RTI. Programs at RTI are open to all WCSD students who are interested in receiving hands-on training and realistic experiences in the careers of tomorrow. RTI will prepare them for their future - whether they plan to further their education or pursue a career.

Lake Tahoe Community College
Located in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., offers the first two years of a four-year degree, 38 different associate's degrees and 20 certificates. LTCC is one of 109 community colleges in the state of California. Students at LTCC enjoy small class sizes averaging 15 students per class and quality one-on-one instruction. The college offers a good neighbor policy for Nevada residents and tuition is only $28 a unit.

Cultural Organizations and Recreation

Reno Philharmonic
The Reno Philharmonic's mission is to provide entertainment and educational experience of the highest artistic quality possible to as wide and diverse an audience as possible.

Reno Chamber Orchestra
Provides various classical performances throughout the year at the Nightingale Concert Hall, located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

Fleischmann Planetarium
Located at the University of Nevada, Reno, the Planetarium offers public starshows, school starshows by appointment, and public sky-viewing with our 12-inch telescope.

Nevada Opera
Nevada Opera is a non-profit organization which makes it their mission to impact the community with a variety of cultural programs and events. Their performances are designed to thrill you with nothing but the best musical fireworks.

William F. Harrah Foundation National Automobile Museum
It's like driving a century in just two hours. The National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection) lets you travel through time like few other places can. Just two blocks from the streets of downtown Reno, you'll walk down streets of the past. Its cars, sights, sounds, and places are yours to explore. Beyond the streets, you'll discover a century of automobiles: more than 220 antique, vintage, classic, special interest and one-of-a-kind wonders. You'll be dazzled by the cars of the stars. And the road doesn't end there. Find new discoveries in the Changing Exhibits Gallery and Masterpiece Circle. Chat with mechanics in the Automotive Shop. Shop in the unique Museum Store. Visit today and discover the cars you remember, in a way you'll never forget.

Nevada Museum of Art
The Nevada Museum of Art provides a forum for the presentation of creative ideas. We aspire to serve as a cultural resource for every member of the community. Through innovative programming and scholarship, the Museum provides the opportunity for people of all ages to encounter, engage, and enjoy a diversity of art experiences.

Artouring
Artouring invites you on a lively and fun adventure to cultural opportunities in Northern Nevada, including insider tours of artists studios otherwise unavailable to the public and exclusive docent tours of current world class exhibitions on display at the Nevada Museum of Art. The tour also includes a cooking demonstration and gourmet lunch at the Nothing To It! Culinary Center, La Vecchia, or The Cheeseboard & Wine Cellar.

Sparks Heritage Foundation and Museum
Located in Sparks, this museum houses early Sparks historical memorabilia.

Carson City
Nevada's capital city, located 30 miles south of Reno, is not only the center of state government but also one of the state's most historic communities. Wander the Kit Carson Trail, a self-guided tour of historic 19th century homes and buildings, or explore one of the city's museums. Tour the State Capitol, built in 1870, then dine at one of the city's many fine restaurants.

Donner Lake
Located 34 miles west of Reno/Sparks, this beautiful mountain lake is ideal for picnics, camping, fishing, sailing, and water skiing.

Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is one of the world's clearest, deepest mountain lakes and a year-round playground for thrill seekers. In winter, enjoy world-class alpine and cross-country skiing at any of nearly two dozen ski resorts. In the warmer months, hit the lake's legendary waters via ski, personal water craft, kayak, sailboat or motorboat.

Tahoe Rim Trail
As of fall 2001, Lake Tahoe has one more attraction to offer visitors and residents: easy access to beautiful panoramic views, old-growth trees, majestic granite peaks, crystalline lakes, lush meadows and wildflowers that bring a spectrum of color to the region.

National Bowling Stadium
Built in 1995 and located in downtown Reno, this facility has been called the "Taj Mahal of Tenpins," by the Los Angeles Times and "Pin Palace" by USA Today. Features include 80 championship lanes, a video wall, an IMAX large-format theater, and the world's longest screen scoring display.

Pyramid Lake
This starkly beautiful, 27 mile long desert lake is located 34 miles north of Reno/Sparks. Pyramid's jagged rocks and tufa formations envelop chameleon-like waters that change with the seasons. The last remnant of a prehistoric sea, Pyramid Lake is today regarded as one of the best trophy lakes in the world for the great Lahontan cutthroat trout.

Sparks Marina Park
Located in Sparks north of Interstate 80, this is an 80-acre lake with fishing, swimming, boating, and beaches.

Virginia City
Located 30 miles southeast of Reno/Sparks, Virginia City is the famed site of the Comstock Lode, the world's most spectacular gold and silver discovery. Visitors can tour the mansions of 19th century millionaires, go underground into actual gold and silver mines, and enjoy a variety of events including the annual international camel races.

Wild Island
Located in Sparks, this water-fun resort features water slides, a wave pool, and a children's pool. It also includes a 36-hole miniature golf course, go-cart raceway cars, and a game center.

Golf
The Washoe County area is one of the state's most popular golf vacation destinations, boasting more than 50 championship golf courses within 90 minutes of Reno - in Carson City, Genoa, Dayton Valley, Sparks, Reno, and Lake Tahoe.

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