Central New Mexico Community College

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Central New Mexico Community College


Established	1964
Type	Community college
Faculty	330 full-time, 670 part-time
Students	27,000
Location	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Website	http://www.cnm.edu

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Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), formerly TVI Community College and the Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, is the community college for metropolitan Albuquerque, New Mexico.

TVI, as most locals referred to it, changed its name to Central New Mexico Community College, on June 2, 2006.^[1][2]

1 History
2 Current profile
3 Campuses
4 External links

[edit] History

In 1963, TVI was authorized by the New Mexico Legislature and voters approved its creation in 1964 to "provide adults with skills necessary for success in the world of work." TVI was administered as part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system, and its governing board was the Albuquerque Board of Education. Since 1979 a separate governing board has been elected by voters in the seven districts which TVI serves. These areas include all of Bernalillo County, New Mexico and part of Sandoval County, New Mexico.

The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accredited TVI in 1978, and the New Mexico Legislature allowed the school to begin granting degrees in 1986. TVI had essentially become a community college.

In the late 1980s, liberal arts degrees were the most frequently awarded degree, and the University of New Mexico shifted its remedial courses to the purview of TVI.

CNM is the largest community college in the state of New Mexico and the second largest post-secondary educational institution in the state. CNM also provides the largest distance learning program in the state and one the largest in the country for public colleges, with over 225 credit courses.

[edit] Current profile

Max Salazar Hall in the Main Campus

[edit] Degrees

CNM is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and awards associate's degrees in applied science (AAS), arts (AA), and science (AS) as well as professional certificates in a variety of subjects.

[edit] Students

Fall semester 2004 enrollment was 22,077 total students. Of these, 3,910 are studying liberal arts, 3,928 business occupations, 5,009 health professions, 2,307 technologies, 2,484 trades and service occupations, and 4,439 are undecided or non-degree-seeking students.

[edit] Faculty

330 full-time faculty, 670 part-time faculty, and 289 staff members teach courses at CNM.

[edit] Campuses

The South Building and pedestrian bridge over Coal Avenue at CNM's Main Campus

CNM has four branch locations in Albuquerque with a total of 215,259 square feet (19,998 m²) of classroom and 262,507 square feet (24,388 m²) of laboratory space. Each of CNM's campuses offers day and evening courses.