LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — UNLV is paving the way in which for a brand new technology of execs in a high-demand subject, formally launching Nevada’s first-ever bachelor’s diploma program in Insurance coverage and Threat Administration.
The Nevada System of Greater Training (NSHE) Board of Regents gave the inexperienced gentle for the brand new Insurance coverage & Threat Administration program.
When this system formally begins in August, the complete first cohort of scholars will obtain a serious enhance: their tuition lined because of a $735,000 present from the Nevada Surplus Traces Basis.
“Greater than 400,000 jobs within the insurance coverage business are anticipated to be obtainable within the coming years, and this diploma program – and extra broadly the Kerestesi Heart – will fill a significant want by supporting the following technology of considerate and revolutionary professionals.” Greg McKinley stated.
Nationwide, practically half of the professionals working in insurance coverage and danger administration are anticipated to retire within the subsequent 10 to fifteen years. Because of this, the demand for skilled staff is on the rise, and UNLV’s new program is arriving at a essential time.
The present will help as much as 35 college students, who might be eligible for as much as $20,000 every — sufficient to cowl the complete value of the ultimate two years of their diploma.
Extra info on the brand new diploma program and scholarship alternatives may be discovered on the UNLV Information Heart.
