Federal grants will fund outreach from Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) to improve learning outcomes for students before, during and after enrollment WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced that seven New Mexico colleges and universities will receive over $4.1 …
Read More »Northern Foundation’s Look Back: Thank you to our 2017 Sponsors and Donors
Letter from Executive Director A sincere and heartfelt thank you to the Española Valley and the entire region for your support of the Northern Foundation’s 22ndAnnual Gala! For the third straight year, we sold out – over 600 seats this year – and raised much-needed money for our Community Fund. …
Read More »Del Norte Credit Union Announces Venessa Valerio Scholarship at Northern New Mexico College
Credit Union makes $1,000 per year commitment for 5 Years SANTA FE, New Mexico, November 3, 2017—Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), northern New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative, is proud to announce the Del Norte Credit Union Venessa Valerio Scholarship at Northern New Mexico College in Espanola. DNCU is making a …
Read More »Northern Foundation to Celebrate 22 Years of Giving in Española Valley
Española, NM – The Northern Foundation is holding its 22nd Annual Gala & Auction on Saturday, November 4, 2017, to celebrate over two decades of philanthropy in the Española Valley that has helped over 1500 students achieve their dreams of pursuing a college degree. Themed “Dream, Journey, Thrive,” this year’s …
Read More »The Northern Foundation Gala Live Auction Features Blaze King Princess Wood Stove with Chimney Kit
Ralph Medina donates stove for the 3rd consecutive year Northern Foundation donor Ralph Medina of Córdova, NM says, “As a Northern Alumnus and former Española School Board member, I support the Northern Foundation and Northern New Mexico College. My daughter is a student there, and we both send our congratulations …
Read More »Northern’s High School Equivalency Program Ranked Best in the Nation
Northern New Mexico College’s High School Equivalency Program (HEP) has been ranked the best in the nation for 2016, according to a newly released report by the Department of Education. Northern’s HEP achieved a 96 percent graduation rate, the highest among the 43 High School Equivalency Programs operating nation-wide. The …
Read More »Northern’s Associate Degree Nursing Program Gains National ACEN Accreditation
Española, NM – Northern New Mexico College’s Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program has been awarded national accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, http://www.acenursing.org/commission-actions-spring-2017/ (404) 975-5000. The ACEN Board of Commissioners granted initial accreditation to the associate degree …
Read More »Northern receives $433,000 NSF grant to develop cybersecurity program
The College of Engineering and Technology (CET) at Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) has been awarded $433,689 by the National Science Foundation to develop a cybersecurity concentration in its ABET-accredited Bachelor in Information Engineering Technology (IET). The Principal Investigator of the project is Dr. Jorge Crichigno, Chair of the CET. …
Read More »NNMC President to give third quarterly State of the College Address
Northern New Mexico College President, Dr. Richard J. Bailey Jr., cordially invites College and community members to his third quarterly State of the College Address on Wednesday, June 28 at 4 pm at the Española campus, and at 6:30 pm at the El Rito campus. The purpose of the address …
Read More »SFCC Partners with Northern New Mexico College to bring three baccalaureate programs to Santa Fe Higher Education Center
Programs in Project Management, Information Engineering Technology and Integrated Studies (psychology focus) begin this fall SANTA FE, NM – Santa Fe Community College announces that it is partnering with Northern New Mexico College at the Higher Education Center, 1950 Siringo Road, to offer three new opportunities this fall for people …
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