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New Mexico Junior College
TypePublic junior college
Established1965
PresidentKelvin Sharp
Academic staff
80-100. including adjunct faculty
Location
Hobbs
,
New Mexico
,
U.S.
CampusRural, 243 acres (98 ha)
ColorsRed and gold   
NicknameThunderbirds
Websitewww.nmjc.edu

New Mexico Junior College (NMJC) is a public junior college in unincorporated Lea County, New Mexico, near Hobbs.[1]

History and campus

New Mexico Junior College first opened in the fall of 1966. With a current enrollment of 3,375.

The campus is contained on 243 acres (98 ha) with over 331,400 gross square feet of building space, worth an estimated $37.3 million.

Organization and administration

The college district within Lea County supports NMJC by a tax levy.

Academics

About 3,000 students attend NMJC, approximately 70% of whom are part-time students. 47% of students are aged 25 or over. Only about half of full-time students graduate, and only about 34% of part-time students graduate. NMJC has an open admission policy.

NMJC offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees along with certificates. There are over 640 courses of study offered annually through NMJC's two instructional sectors: (a) Arts and Sciences and (b) Business and Technology. NMJC also offers certificate programs in many academic areas.

Athletics

NMJC fields NJCAA Division I teams in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's golf, women's track and field, women's cross country, and men's and women's rodeo. Its baseball team won the NJCAA World Series in 2005, its first championship. Their mascot is the Thunderbird. The men's and women's basketball games are broadcast locally on KNMJ 100.9 FM.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Quick Map" (PDF). Hobbs, New Mexico. Retrieved 2021-07-30.

External links

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