Northern New Mexico College

Northern New Mexico College

Type	Public College
Established	1909
Endowment	Northern Foundation
President	Interim President, Domingo Sanchez III
Vice-president	vacant
Provost	Dr. Pedro L. Martinez
Students	1,714 (2011) [1]
Location	Española, El Rito, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, New Mexico, USA
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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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,^[4] 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. ^[5]

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Education
• College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Accreditation, demographics, etc.

Northern is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to grant associate's and bachelor's degrees.^[2] Its student body is predominantly Hispanic (74%) and is 37% male and 63% female.^[6] It is a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.^[7]

Campuses

Española Campus, Administration Building on left.

• The primary campus, in Española, consists of a 200-acre (810,000 m²) tract extending from U.S. Highway 84/285 to the banks of the Rio Grande. It is approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of Santa Fe.^[2]
• The El Rito campus is 25 miles (40 km) north of Española and is the older and smaller of the two.^[3] It is the home of the El Rito Heritage Retreat Center^[8] as well as Northern's Corporate Retreat Center.^[9]

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.^[10]

Fees

Fees for all Students are. ^[11]

• Online Access Fee: $35 charged to all students who are taking more than 3 credits
• Athletic Fee: $50 charged to all students who are taking more than 3 credits
• Activity Fee: $3 per credit hour (more than 12 credit hours = $36)
• Student Service Fee: $10 per credit hour (more than 12 credit hours = $120)
• IT Fee: $20 per credit hour (more than 12 credit hours = $240)
• Building and Equipment renewal fee: $10 per credit hour
• Library student fee: $1.25 per credit hour
• Security fee: $1.25 per credit hour

Other Fees Include ^[12]

• Registration Fee (non-refundable; assessed each term): $ 25.00
• Late Registration Fee (non-refundable; added to regular fee): $35.00
• Payment Plan Fee: $25.00
• Payment Plan Late Fee: $10.00
• Graduation Fee: $100.00

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:^[13]

• Rosario,Chayo,Garcia
• Kevin Powers
• Damian Martinez
• Melinda deHerrera
• vacancy

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.^[14]

Notable alumni

• Phillip Archuleta, New Mexico state legislator^[15]
• Debbie Rodella, New Mexico state legislator^[16]

External links

• Northern New Mexico College website
• Northern New Mexico College athletics website

References

Colleges and universities in New Mexico Public universities Eastern New Mexico University Institute of American Indian Arts New Mexico Highlands University New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology New Mexico State University Northern New Mexico University University of New Mexico Western New Mexico University Private colleges Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Santa Fe University of Art and Design College of the Southwest St. John's College Public community colleges Central New Mexico Community College Clovis Community College Diné College Mesalands Community College Navajo Technical University New Mexico Junior College New Mexico Military Institute San Juan College Santa Fe Community College Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

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