Central New Mexico Community College
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| Type | Community college |
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| Established | 1964 |
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Academic staff
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330 full-time, 670 part-time |
| Students | 35,000 |
| Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Website | http://www.cnm.edu |
Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), formerly Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, is the community college for metropolitan Albuquerque, New Mexico.
TVI, as most locals referred to it, changed its name to Central New Mexico Community College, on June 2, 2006.[1][2]
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.
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.
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