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Nevada gets $2.4 million in education grants

Friday, April 9, 1999 | 2:23 a.m.

The grants are available to help students at the state's largest universities, including $847,954 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and $765,823 at the University of Nevada, Reno.

But a portion also is set aside for trade schools, including the Marinello School of Beauty, $10,392, and Southern Nevada University of Cosmetology, $12,984.

Gibbons, R-Nev., said the grants come from three sources: Federal Work-Study, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant and Federal Perkins Loan Programs. Other totals approved for the 1999-2000 academic year are:

Community College of Southern Nevada, $392,834

Truckee Meadows Community College, $126,480

Career College of Northern Nevada, $66,027

Sierra Nevada College, $51,505

Great Basin College, $39,942

Las Vegas College, $54,000

Academy of Medical and Business Careers, $22,335

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