Information on the Branches
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New Mexico’s branch community colleges, with a commitment to access and an open-door admissions policy, have
become the colleges of choice for many of New Mexico college students.
Branch Community College Facts
Fall 2007 Enrollments by Institution (Credit Enrollment):
Accomplishments of Branch Community Colleges:
The following section highlights the significant accomplishments of the branch
community colleges during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Administrative Costs:
Adult Basic Education (ABE):
Dual Credit Enrollment:
Enrollment:
Hosted Four Year Programs:
New Mexico Career Clusters:
New Mexico Small Business Development Centers (SBDC):
Non-Credit Work Related Courses:
Performance Measures:
Service to the Community:
Online and Web-Based Instruction:
Student Characteristics:
A majority of community college students work, have family responsibilities, and need financial assistance to cover
educational costs. Community colleges provide a variety of quality educational programs and support services that enhance
the quality of life for the communities and individuals they serve. In addition to credit classes, community colleges provide
significant services through non-credit offerings that serve an additional 90,000 New Mexicans. These programs will be
detailed throughout this report and include:
Ethnicity Profile:
In response to the Accountability in Government Act, student access and success is one of the community college
performance-based measures. The following information represents the branch community college ethnicity profile.
Branch CC Ethnicity Profile
become the colleges of choice for many of New Mexico college students.
Branch Community College Facts
Fall 2007 Enrollments by Institution (Credit Enrollment):
Accomplishments of Branch Community Colleges:
The following section highlights the significant accomplishments of the branch
community colleges during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Administrative Costs:
- Branch colleges have an average of 10.6% for fiscal resources devoted to administrative costs.
Adult Basic Education (ABE):
- The average cost per student at branch campuses is $510.89. This is $154.77 lower than the statewide average.
- 53% of enrolled students at branch campuses were post-tested. This is 6% over the statewide average.
- The average number of contact hours per student at branch campuses is 67.5. This is 3 hours over the statewide
average. - 42% of branch students who set the goal of earning a GED achieved the goal. This is 6% over the statewide community
college average. - 49% of branch students who set the goal of transitioning to postsecondary achieved the goal. This is 6% over the
statewide community college average.
Dual Credit Enrollment:
- Branch colleges provided dual credit coursework for 4,594 students throughout New Mexico the academic year. This is
an increase of 1,603 students over the 2006-2007 academic year. - Enrollment for dual credit programs increased every year since 1998.
- Eight branch campuses increased their enrollment for dual credit in the 2007-2008 year.
Enrollment:
- Branch campuses continue to grow with an increase of 1,493 in student headcount from the 2006-2007 academic
year.
Hosted Four Year Programs:
- Branch colleges continue to broaden access for local citizens by partnering with state supported universities. Bachelor
and master degree programs are offered at branch campuses through distance education programs sponsored by
ENMU, NMSU, and UNM.
New Mexico Career Clusters:
- Branch colleges offer a total of 400 academic and career technical education programs as classified through the New
Mexico Career Clusters.
New Mexico Small Business Development Centers (SBDC):
- Branch community colleges proudly support and host SBDC Centers. Since 1992 over 14,156 jobs have been created
through the efforts of the SBDCs.
Non-Credit Work Related Courses:
- Branch colleges experienced an increase of 1,141 students enrolled in college non-credit classes compared to 2005
enrollment figures. - Branches contracted with an additional 373 new businesses and agencies offering workforce or customized training
classes during 2007-2008.
Performance Measures:
- There is steady improvement among new branch college students transferring or obtaining a degree credential (after
three years), having received a degree or certificate, transferred, became transfer ready, or are still enrolled. There is a
1.2% increase in branch college student achievement over the past three years (53.7% to 54.9%). - Since 2003, there was an annualized increase of branch community college graduates placed in jobs in New Mexico.
The branch college average in 2003 was 65.9% and increased to 70.4% in 2008. - The branch college statewide persistence average was 75.1% for college students enrolled as full-time, first-time,
degree-seeking students who subsequently enrolled during the following Spring 2008 term.
Service to the Community:
- Branch colleges offer over 57 different services and activities through special projects or courses (i.e. weekly courses,
events, programs, services, and workshops) that enriched the community and residents living within the college
service area.
Online and Web-Based Instruction:
- 7,105 students enrolled in online and web-based classes at all participating branch campuses during the 2008
academic year. This figure represents an increase of 1,904 students compared to the 2006-2007 academic year.
Student Characteristics:
A majority of community college students work, have family responsibilities, and need financial assistance to cover
educational costs. Community colleges provide a variety of quality educational programs and support services that enhance
the quality of life for the communities and individuals they serve. In addition to credit classes, community colleges provide
significant services through non-credit offerings that serve an additional 90,000 New Mexicans. These programs will be
detailed throughout this report and include:
- Adult Basic Education
- Business assistance
- Continuing education
- Personal enrichment
Ethnicity Profile:
In response to the Accountability in Government Act, student access and success is one of the community college
performance-based measures. The following information represents the branch community college ethnicity profile.
Branch CC Ethnicity Profile
- Hispanic: 45%
- White: 30%
- Native American: 14%
- Black: 2%
- Asian: 2%
- Other: 7%
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