New Mexico Highlands University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

New Mexico Highlands University, also known as NMHU, was established in 1893. It was founded as the New Mexico Normal School. After a few name and status changes, it was finally christened New Mexico Highlands University in 1941. It is located at the center of Las Vegas. Along with the main campus, it also operates several centers in Farmington, Roswell, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Raton. NMHU offers several graduate and undergraduate programs. The university currently enrolls more than 3,500 students. Most of them are Native Americans or Hispanics. New Mexico Highlands University comprises of the following schools and colleges:

• College of Humanities and Fine Arts
• College of Science and Mathematics
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Social Work

NMHU supports various student clubs and organizations such as American Chemical Society, Black Student Association, Delta Mu Delta, Ice Skating Club, Media Arts Club, and Omega Chi Sigma, among others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and therapy and counseling.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• 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 3,524 in 2009-2010 (2,798 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 55% of enrolled students and graduate students are 45%.

Students under 25 years old represent 40% of the student body. About 23% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

New Mexico Highlands University provides on-campus housing for 725 of its 2,798 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 129 male students received the aid (men were 65% of those receiving aid) and 70 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 35% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

New Mexico Highlands University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (93 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Environmental Studies
• Forestry
• Natural Resources Management and Policy

DESIGN (0 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (256 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Public Administration

LIBERAL ARTS (36 awarded)

• Area Studies
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production

SCIENCE (25 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (4 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (187 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Social Work
• Psychology