Northern New Mexico College

Northern New Mexico College
Type Public College
Established 1909
Endowment Northern Foundation
President Domingo Sanchez, III (interim)
Provost Dr. Pedro L. Martinez
Students 1,714 (2011)
Address 921 N. Paseo de Oñate, Española, New Mexico, 87532, United States
Campus El Rito, New Mexico
Española, New Mexico
Colors      Navy Blue
     Orange
     White
Athletics National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Sports Varsity and intramural
Mascot Eagle
Website http://www.nnmc.edu/

Northern New Mexico College is an American public college in Española, New Mexico.[1]

History

Northern New Mexico College was founded in El Rito, New Mexico in 1909 as the Spanish American Normal School with the original mission of providing teacher training for the area's Spanish speakers.[2] In 1977 the college became Northern New Mexico Community College, the state's first designated community college, and in 2005, it became Northern New Mexico College with the power to grant bachelor's degrees. The main campus is now in Española; the El Rito campus still operates. While the college was temporarily renamed to Northern New Mexico University on January 27, 2015,[3] this name change was short-lived due to the fact that the board of regents did not obtain approval to do so from the New Mexico Legislature.[4]

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Accreditation, demographics, etc.

Northern is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to grant associate's and bachelor's degrees.[1] Its student body is predominantly Hispanic (74%) and is 37% male and 63% female.[5] It is a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.[6]

Campuses

Española Campus, Administration Building on left.

Tuition

Tuition for New Mexico Residents is $114.50 per credit hour. Non Residents pay $425.45 per credit hour. Senior Citizens (65+) of New Mexico are charged $5.35 per credit for lower division courses or $20.40 per credit for upper division courses. If enrolled for more than 6 credits, charges for those credits over 6 are made at the rate of $114.50 per credit.[9]

Fees

Fees for all Students are.[9]

Other Fees Include [9]

Governance

Northern New Mexico's president is Dr. Nancy "Rusty" Barceló, and the members of the Board of Regents, who are appointed by the governor of New Mexico, are:[10]

Associated Students of Northern New Mexico College

The Current President of ASNNMU is Ariadne Bito and the Vice President is Theodor Koetter.

Athletics

Northern New Mexico teams, nicknamed athletically as the Eagles, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing as an Independent of the Association of Independent Institutions (AII). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country and golf; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country and golf.

The athletics department was launched in 2005. The Eagles began their first competitive men's and women's basketball seasons in 2009.[11]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 NNMC website About Northern
  2. 1 2 El Rito Campus overview
  3. ↑ "Northern New Mexico College Renamed University". Northern New Mexico University. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "President of struggling Northern New Mexico College announces plans to retire". Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ Northern Fact Sheet
  6. ↑ Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities membership directory
  7. ↑ El Rito Heritage Retreat Centerl
  8. ↑ NNMC Corporate Retreat Center
  9. 1 2 3 http://site.nnmc.edu/tuition-fees
  10. ↑ Governor of New Mexico website: New Mexico Boards and Commissions: NNMC Board of Regents
  11. ↑ http://www.goeaglesonline.com/
  12. ↑ Votesmart.org.-Philip Archuleta
  13. ↑ Votesmart.org.-Debbie Rodella

Coordinates: 36°00′13″N 106°05′03″W / 36.00361°N 106.08417°W / 36.00361; -106.08417

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