Betty Krolak founded the campus in 1979 under the name Krolak Business Institute. It was purchased by Barbara A. and E.T. Paulus in December of 1980 and incorporated it under the name of TO-Ba Corporation.The Institute was granted a license to award Associate degrees on January 7, 1986, and the Institute's name was changed to Las Vegas Business College. The college was acquired by Rhodes Colleges, Inc. on October 17, 1996. At that time, the name of the institution was changed to Las Vegas College. To better accommodate the needs of the students and community, Las Vegas College added the Henderson, NV campus in addition to its Las Vegas location.In 2005, the Las Vegas Campus merged with the Henderson campus. In August 2009, Las Vegas College was formally changed to Everest College.