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The Nevada R-5 School District is one of our most significant promotional assets. Prospective industries and businesses looking to relocate in Nevada, MO find our schools to offer many specialized and diverse programs for all, from birth to senior citizens. Accredited with Distinction for High Student Achievement in June 2000, the Nevada schools were given a designation enjoyed by only 28 districts out of the 524 in Missouri. Over the past seven years, area residents have demonstrated their support of quality education by voting for the construction of a new elementary school in 1993, and again, in 1999, by approving a 4.2 million dollar renovation of the high school.
The Nevada District is a full partner in a consortium of higher education entities that form the Nevada TeleCenter, located at the North Campus (old State Hospital grounds) of the Nevada Regional Technical Center. Other members of this consortium include: University of MO-Columbia, University of MO-Kansas City, SW MO State University, MO Southern State College, Crowder College, and Cottey College in cooperation with the Nevada Area Economic Development Commission (NAEDC) The TeleCenter brings to local classrooms, distance-learning (satellite or interactive television) or training for local industry, business or education needs. By 1999, all classrooms, libraries, labs and instructional spaces in the entire district were internet-networked.
The Nevada Regional Technical Center (NRTC) serves Nevada High School students and 8 other sending schools from the neighboring districts and counties. More traditional programs in agriculture, auto technology and business/office technologies have been joined by newer high tech programs such as: computer-aided drafting, graphics design, computer maintenance technology and food and hospitality services. As career and technical education continues to become more important to industry, employers, and the future of the workplace, the NRTC continues to stress the need for lifelong learning for the success of its students, patrons, and employers.
One cannot place enough emphasis on the impact Cottey College has had on the Nevada community since its founding in 1884. The college has a residential capacity of 350 and typically boasts students from 40 states, Canada and 12-14 international countries. As Cottey specializes in the first two years of college, approximately 95 percent of their graduates transfer successfully to degree-granting institutions. Attractive recent additions to the campus are its Ruby Burton Academic Hall and the Center for Women’s Leadership, as well as the advent of competitive sports in volleyball and basketball.
The 2000 grand opening of the Nevada site of Crowder College brought another learning opportunity in higher education for area residents. The concept of regional attendance centers was founded in 1963. Degrees are offered in AA, AS and AAS programs. Semester-based classes provide general education and transfer course work as well as technical and career programming. Continuing education opportunities for area citizens, created by the Crowder team, provide an eclectic environment for staff and students alike.
