New Mexico Junior College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

New Mexico Junior College, also known as NMJC, is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, United States. Classes began in the year 1966. The sprawling campus spreads over an area of more than 240 acres. The college offers associate degrees and certificate programs in various areas of study including art, economics, mathematics, nursing, and business. The college also offers distance education programs to students.

The recognized student clubs and organizations available on campus includes the Baptist Student Union, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Government, Drama Club, and College Democrats. The NMJC men participate in sports such as baseball, basketball, golf, and rodeo, and the women are involved in rodeo, track and field, cross country, and basketball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, nursing and emergency medicine, and liberal arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

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.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• 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 2,794 in 2009-2010 (1,781 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

New Mexico Junior College provides on-campus housing for 367 of its 1,781 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.

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)

• Agriculture

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (13 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (13 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

LAW (8 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (167 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (14 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Graphic Communications

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (115 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PRODUCTION TRADES (7 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (57 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Protection and Safety Technology/Technician

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (1 awarded)

• Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operation