New Mexico Junior College
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Type | Public junior college |
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Established | 1965 |
President | Kelvin Sharp |
Academic staff | 80-100 including adjunct faculty |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Rural, 243 acres (331,400 ft²) |
Colors | Red and Gold |
Athletics | 12 Teams |
Nickname | Thunderbirds |
Website | www.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[]
- Chris Boucher, NBA player for the Toronto Raptors
- Avery Johnson, former NBA player and basketball coach
- Nick Pivetta (born 1993), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
- Jason Siggers (born 1985), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
References[]
- ^ "Quick Map" (PDF). Hobbs, New Mexico. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
External links[]
Coordinates: 32°45′28″N 103°10′58″W / 32.75778°N 103.18278°W
- New Mexico Junior College
- Buildings and structures in Lea County, New Mexico
- Education in Lea County, New Mexico
- Educational institutions established in 1965
- Two-year colleges in the United States
- Public universities and colleges in New Mexico
- NJCAA athletics
- 1965 establishments in New Mexico