[9] CSN's undergraduate degrees have received regional accreditation from Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since 1975.

[12] The College of Southern Nevada Coyotes compete in the Scenic West Athletic Conference of the NJCAA's Division I.

On March 18, 1999, CSN hired its first baseball coach—local legend Rodger Fairless, who coached former MLB pitchers Greg Maddux and Mike Maddux at Valley High School during the 1980s, and was more well known for coaching Green Valley High School to six consecutive Nevada state baseball championships from 1993 to 1998.

The Coyotes played their first-ever game on February 1, 2000, against Scottsdale Community College, and quickly grew into a perennial contender.

On May 31, 2003, the Coyotes made history, defeating the heavily favored San Jacinto-North Gators 4–1 to win the 2003 National Junior College World Series in only their fourth year of existence.

In 2010, catcher Bryce Harper was selected first overall by the Washington Nationals in the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft after a season in which he batted .443/.526/.987 (AVG/OBP/SLG) with 98 runs scored, 31 home runs, 98 RBIs, 20 SBs, and a 1.510 OPS, leading the team to a third-place finish at the National Junior College World Series.

[17] There would be no vacancy for long though, as CSN hired former Bishop Gorman High School baseball coach Chris Sheff[18] on July 9, 2010, to carry on the legacy that Chambers built.

Allegations of illegal activity[19] in the eyes of the NJCAA and parents alike came up, and on November 3, 2010, the school decided to relieve Sheff of his duties.

Garritano, who was Fairless' successor at Green Valley, won two state championships during his 12 years at the helm, producing a 315-118-1 record.

He played sports at Chaparral High School and was inducted into the UNLV Hall of Fame as a former place-kicker for the football team.

Coyotes Athletic Programs pride themselves on maintaining very high individual and team academic standards.

Student-athletes at the College of Southern Nevada regularly attend and accomplish 17–21 credits per semester, averaging individual GPAs as high as 3.9.

The Coyotes' home field is located at the Russell Road Recreation Complex, a park operated by the City of Henderson.

Shortly after the 2006 season began, another rough start prompted Grenell to resign, and Ysidro Jimenez took over as interim head coach.