| Central New Mexico Community College | |
| Type: | Public community college |
| Academic Affiliations: | Space-grant |
| Established: | 1964 |
| President: | Tracy Hartzler |
| Students: | 22,278 |
| Faculty: | 328 full-time; 653 part-time |
| Campus: | Urban, 303.93 acres |
| Colors: | Blue and Yellow |
| Mascot: | Sol the Suncat |
| City: | Albuquerque |
| State: | New Mexico |
| Country: | United States |
| Website: | www.cnm.edu |
Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), formerly Technical Vocational Institute (TVI), is a public community college based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1964, CNM offers associate degrees, professional certificates, and training options.
CNM has the largest undergraduate student enrollment in the state and is located across several campuses and training sites in the Albuquerque metropolitan area. As of Fall 2018, CNM had 22,278 students and 18,000 individuals enrolled in non-credit workforce training, industry testing for credentials/licensures and adult basic education.
Following authorization by the New Mexico Legislature in 1963, CNM (then TVI) was approved by district voters in 1964 to provide adults with skills to gain employment and succeed. The college opened on July 1, 1965 at the site of where its Main Campus stands.
TVI was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in 1978 and given degree-granting power by the State Legislature in 1986, at which point TVI became a community college. In 2006, TVI changed its name to Central New Mexico Community College.
Today, CNM is the largest higher education institution in New Mexico based on enrollment. The college has many transfer articulation agreements with four-year institutions around the state, including the University of New Mexico.
CNM’s Governing Board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms from districts within the overall College district. The Governing Board is responsible for policies that govern all phases of the educational programs at the college.
CNM funding comes from a property tax levy in the college’s service district, as well as appropriations by the New Mexico Legislature.
CNM has five campuses in Albuquerque and one campus location in Rio Rancho. Main, Montoya and Rio Rancho campuses have libraries; Westside, South Valley and Advanced Technology Center (ATC) campuses have Learning Commons.
CNM offers associate degrees and certificates in more than 90 fields of study over its seven schools:
CNM also provides distance learning and dual credit opportunities.
CNM Ingenuity Inc. is a non-profit corporation created by Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) under the New Mexico Research Park Act in 2014. CNM Ingenuity Inc. promotes the public welfare through economic development via its programs, partnerships and initiatives that meet workforce needs.
Programs and initiatives under CNM Ingenuity include:
There are over 20 CNM student-run clubs and organizations, including LGBTQ+ at CNM, Improv Club, HackerSpace and Speech and Debate.
The Executive Council of Students (ECOS) represents student issues to administration, faculty and staff. ECOS also develops policies that affect the student body, promotes student leadership and works on scholarship funding through state and local legislative structures.
CNM was accorded a STARS Silver rating in October 2016 for sustainability efforts involving operations, academics, engagement, planning, administration and innovation.
The following construction/renovations have also been LEED certified:
New Construction
Major Renovations
Interior Design & Construction