Type Community college Students 35,000 Phone +1 505-224-3000 Mascot Sol the Suncat | Established 1964 Total enrollment 28,263 (2012) | |
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Academic staff 330 full-time, 670 part-time Location Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Address 525 Buena Vista Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 1,376 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 6,656 USD (2015) Similar University of New Mexico, Santa Fe Community College, Eastern New Mexico U, New Mexico State Uni, New Mexico Highland Profiles | ||
Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), formerly Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, is the community college for metropolitan Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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TVI, as most locals referred to it, changed its name to Central New Mexico Community College, on June 2, 2006.[1][2]
History
In 1963, CNM (then TVI) was authorized by the New Mexico State Legislators and voters approved its creation in 1964 to "provide adults with skills necessary for success in the world of work." CNM was administered as part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system, and its governing board was originally the Albuquerque Board of Education. Since 1979, a separate seven-member governing board has been elected by voters in the seven districts that collectively constitute CNM's Tax District. These areas include all of Bernalillo County, New Mexico (including Albuquerque), and part of Sandoval County, New Mexico (including Rio Rancho).
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accredited CNM in 1978, and the New Mexico Legislature allowed the school to begin granting degrees in 1986. CNM 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 CNM.
CNM is the largest postsecondary institution in the state of New Mexico in terms of enrollment. CNM also provides the largest online distance learning program in the state and one of the largest in the country for public colleges, with over 225 credit courses.
Current profile
In the spring term of 2009, CNM became the largest postsecondary institution in the state in terms of enrollment, surpassing the University of New Mexico for the first time. In spring 2009, CNM's enrollment was 24,621 for college-credit courses, compared to UNM's 24,449. CNM also serves several thousand students who take non-credit courses, such as adult and developmental courses, and topics courses through the Community Education Academy.
Degrees
CNM offers 47 associate degrees that span the arts and sciences and career and technical fields. CNM offers 52 certificates in business, health, technologies, and other career and technical fields. CNM offers college courses that are transferrable to four-year universities in more than 30 arts and sciences disciplines.
Students
In the fall 2008 semester, 24,870 students were enrolled in college-credit courses at CNM, which was an all-time enrollment high for the college. CNM has a very diverse student body. In spring 2009, there were 7,048 Hispanic students enrolled at CNM, 6,429 White students, 1,246 Native American students, 672 Black students and 487 Asian students.
Faculty
311 full-time faculty, 646 part-time faculty.
Campuses
CNM has four campus locations in Albuquerque, one campus location in Rio Rancho and a Workforce Training Center with a total of 215,259 square feet (19,998 m²) of classroom and 262,507 square feet (24,388 m²) of laboratory space. All of CNM's campuses offer day and evening courses.