Education for Security

Education

Reach your Education Goals in 2010 with an ASIS Foundation Award

ASIS International
Las Vegas Chapter
William (Bill) Cornelius Memorial
Scholarship Application - 2010

1. Open to ASIS members and other students of merit, who are interested in the security profession, and who have demonstrated a potential to make a contribution to the field of security or criminal justice.

2. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, on a 4.0 scale, is required.

3. Applicants must be either part-time or fulltime students at a Nevada accredited College, University or Community College and must be either a graduate of a Clark County High School or will graduate from a Clark County High School in the year 2010.

4. Scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00 will be awarded on a calendar year basis, January 1 through December 31, and must be used to attend an accredited Nevada College, University or Community College within one calendar year of award.

NOTE: The scholarship award money will be deposited into the student awardee's account at the college/university they are attending during the above period.

Cal State Fullerton Extended Education

Certificate in Corporate Security Management

This program consists of six required courses totaling 70 hours of lecture and discussion. 7.0 Continuing Education Units will be awarded to the certificate graduate.

Most of the courses may be completed online.

Find out more on the program's Web page.

College of Southern Nevada (CSN)

As the fourth largest two-year college of its kind in the United States and Nevada’s largest institution of higher learning, CSN educates a professional and technology savvy work force that has been the backbone of the state’s dynamic growth and prosperity since 1971 when CSN opened its doors as Clark County Community College with 402 students.

In the last decade, CSN more than doubled its size in student enrollment and full-time faculty. Each semester, CSN registers nearly 40,000 students. Over 1,800 students graduate yearly with associate degrees and certificates of achievement.

The College employs over 2,800 people while operating three main campuses and 11 academic centers and sites in four counties, in a 42,000 square mile area the size of Virginia. The staff includes about 500 full-time faculty (nearly a third with doctorates) and more than 800 part-time instructors in over 125 career fields.

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CSN offers a variety of programs of interest to the security profession. Some of the more traditional courses of study associated with the security industry are listed below.

Associate of Arts (AA) Degrees with emphasis on:

• Criminal Justice
• Emergency Management Administration
• Hospitality Management

• Casino Management
• Criminal Justice - Hotel/Industry Security Emphasis
• Hotel Management

There may be other programs which would be of benefit to those in the security industry. A full list of degree and certificate programs offered by CSN is available here.

The Spring 2010 Class Schedule may be found here.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Public Administration
Crisis & Emergency Management
(Executive M.S.)

There may be other programs which would be of benefit to those in the security industry. A full list of undergraduate programs offered by UNLV is available here.

A full list of graduate programs offered by UNLV is available here.

The Spring 2010 Class Schedule may be found here.

UNLV International Gaming Institute

Pre-Licensing and Background Investigations

• Fundamentals of Financial Investingations
• Understanding Company Due Dilligence Programs
• Supervising Complex Investigations
• Investigating Foreign Apllications
• Organized Crime in the Gaming Industry
• More topics

Law Enforcement and Criminal Activity

Financial Investigative Techniques for Non-Financial Professions