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Henderson, Nev. – Once again, Â鶹ԭ´´ is No. 1.
Â鶹ԭ´´ has surpassed Arizona to again take its place as the fastest growing state in the country, according to statistics released Dec. 27 by the U.S. Census Bureau. And as Â鶹ԭ´´’s population (at about 2.57 million as of July 1) continues to grow at a rapid pace a growth rate of 2.9 percent so too does its needs.
While those needs are being addressed in different ways, the objective is the same supply a talented workforce for Â鶹ԭ´´.
Â鶹ԭ´´ State College, which caters its curriculum to support the needs of the state, was born because of the demands caused by the state’s growth.
Since 2002, Â鶹ԭ´´ State College has been serving Â鶹ԭ´´ as the second tier in a three-tiered state educational system assisting the University of Â鶹ԭ´´, Las Vegas and the University of Â鶹ԭ´´, Reno as they position themselves to become more research-based, while working closely with the College of Southern Â鶹ԭ´´ to transition students from a two-year institution to a four-year institution and the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree.
We are both an immediate solution and a long-term solution to some important issues facing us in Â鶹ԭ´´, said Â鶹ԭ´´ State College President Dr. Fred Maryanski, referring to the college’s emphasis on educating nurses and teachers. Our short-term impact on Â鶹ԭ´´ is our graduation of nurses and teachers, who are immediately entering the workforce. And over time, our numbers and our impact will grow substantially.
Â鶹ԭ´´ State College, which currently enrolls 2,200 students, opened its doors to students in September 2002 after the Board of Regents and the Â鶹ԭ´´ State Legislature determined the need for enhanced educational opportunities in Southern Â鶹ԭ´´ in 1997.
The college offers a low student-to-professor ratio and competitive tuition rates and provides progressive bachelor’s programs in areas such as nursing, teaching and engineering critical areas that will only demand an increased number of quality, trained professionals in the next few years, according to Doug Geinzer, founder and president of Recruiting Â鶹ԭ´´.
Working toward the same goal of filling jobs in Â鶹ԭ´´’s weakest points of employment with trained professionals but from a recruitment standpoint Recruiting Â鶹ԭ´´ publishes the state’s largest Â鶹ԭ´´-specific employment Web site, RecruitingÂ鶹ԭ´´.com.
Â鶹ԭ´´ was the country’s fastest growing state for almost 20 years before Arizona took its place, and now Â鶹ԭ´´ is No. 1 again, said Geinzer, who has been working on the frontline to strengthen Â鶹ԭ´´’s economy through socially responsible recruiting since 1993. And with more than 47,000 rooms expected to be added to the Las Vegas Strip within the next five years, our rapid growth won’t slow down any time soon. In fact, it’s estimated that within a hotel/casino, there are 2.5 employees per hotel room, and an additional 1.5 jobs are created outside the hotel/casino to support that growth. Between expected growth both on and off the Strip, we estimate that more than 200,000 jobs will be created in the next five years.
Recruiting Â鶹ԭ´´, which has also partnered with several local businesses to market career fairs attracting out-of-state jobseekers and older workers to Â鶹ԭ´´ jobs, has been credited with helping to increase Â鶹ԭ´´’s nurse-to-patient ratio over the last four years from 520 to 547 per every 100,000 a substantial increase, as Â鶹ԭ´´ has opened more hospitals and hospital expansions than any other state.
But regardless of individual accomplishments, it’s really all about working together, Geinzer said.
Even with all the sponsors in the world, career fairs wouldn’t be successful if businesses didn’t participate through setting up booths, he said. The same is true when looking at the bigger picture. Recruiting and education are just two of the many industries that must continue to work hand in hand to efficiently serve Â鶹ԭ´´ in the best way possible, and that’s exactly what we intend to do.
For more information on Â鶹ԭ´´ State College, call : 702.990.2000 or visit : .