New Mexico Archive
Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) boasts to be the state’s largest community college besides being the largest-post secondary education center after University of New Mexico. It opened doors for the first students in 1965 as Albuquerque Tech and Vocation …
Clovis Community College (CCC) history can be traced back to 1961, when the Eastern New Mexico University opened a satellite campus in rented property at Clovis. The satellite campus was opened to offer some of the university’s evening college credits …
Dona Ana Community College (DACC) was established in 1973 as part of the larger New Mexico State University (NMSU). DACC was specifically opened to meet the vocational and technical education needs of Las Cruces, Hatch and Gadsden; the 3 school …
Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) opened doors for its first students in 1934 as ENM Junior College offering 2-year degrees in business and education. In 1939, the college started offering 4-year degrees and was renamed ENM College before gaining university …
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell (ENMU-Roswell, ENMUR, ENMU-R) is a public 2-year university established in 1958. It was established as a branch of ENMU-Portales which had been operational from 1934. The mother campus offers 4-year degree programs while its 2 satellite …
New Mexico Junior College (NMJC) was established in 1966 to offer post-secondary education to the residents of Lea County and neighboring communities. Its objective was to offer affordable yet high quality academic programs in preparation for workforce entry or transfer …
New Mexico State University (NMSU-Carlsbad, NMSU-C, NMSUC) prides to be oldest community college in the state. It was started in 1950 as Carlsbad Instructional Center before acquiring the current name in 1960. It is a branch of NMSU-Las Cruces and …
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (NMSU-A, NMSUA) opened its doors for the first students in 1958. It offered night classes at the Alamogordo High School with an objective of offering post-secondary education to military students. Besides offering university-credited education, NMSU-A also …
New Mexico State University-Las Cruces (NMSU–Las Cruces, NMSU-LC) was formed after the merging of two colleges: New Mexico Agricultural and Mechanical Arts College and Las Cruces College established in 1988 and 1989 respectively. The merge happened in 1890 and it …
San Juan College (SJC) was founded in 1956 as a branch campus of the current New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Farmington. The branch operated in temporally facilities of Farmington High school and offered only part time and evening classes. …
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) was founded in 1983, operating in rented and temporally sites. The college was developed from scratch with the support of residents of Santa Fe. From rented property to its own permanent campus at Santa Fe, …
As a Hispanic-serving center of higher learning, University of New Mexico (UNM) was founded in 1889. It is located in the heart of Albuquerque, New Mexico with additional satellite learning centers in Gallop, Taos, Valencia County and Los Alamos. The …
Founded in 1893, Western New Mexico University (WNMU) serves as a serene learning environment for the people of New Mexico, the neighboring Arizona and beyond. The university is located very close to the lush Gila National Forest, giving students an …
