Mesalands Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Mesalands Community College is a two-year college situated on a 23-acre campus in Tucumcari, New Mexico. It was originally founded on the basis of a 1979 act of legislature as the Tucumcari Area Vocational School. Substantial growth and expansion in subsequent years led it to be renamed Mesalands Community College in 2001.

The college offers associate's degree level education in business, education, computer science, paleontology, nail technology, farrier science, fine arts bronze and commercial truck driving. It also houses the North American Wind Research and Training Center.

Mesalands Community College signed a memorandum of understanding with Sandia National Laboratories in 2009 to facilitate collaboration between the lab and the North American Wind Research and Training Center on projects like turbine operations and maintenance, repair methods, and reliability of turbine components.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in computer science and engineering, animal science and care, engineering technician, and family and social work.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 944 in 2009-2010 (728 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 52% of the student body. About 25% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Business and Management

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (10 awarded)

• Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services
• Animal Sciences

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (58 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (2 awarded)

• Carpentry/Carpenter

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (2 awarded)

• Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (18 awarded)

• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (9 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Sculpture

LIBERAL ARTS (17 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (0 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (7 awarded)

• Pre-Nursing Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Paleontology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

TRANSPORTATION (0 awarded)

• Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operation