New Mexico Junior College

A public junior college known as New Mexico Junior College (NMJC) found in the rural area of Lea County, New Mexico, close to Hobbs.

The inaugural classes at New Mexico Junior College were held during the 1966 school year. has a total of 3,375 students enrolled at this time.

Over 331,400 gross square feet of building space can be found on the site, which has a total land area of 243 acres (98 ha) and is estimated to be worth $37.3 million.

NMJC is made possible through a tax levy that is levied by the college district that is located within Lea County.

NMJC is home to roughly 3,000 students, nearly 70% of them are enrolled in the school on a part-time basis. Over the age of 25 students make up 47% of the student body. Only around fifty percent of students who attend school full-time and about thirty-four percent of those who attend school part-time graduate. The admissions process at NMJC is completely transparent.

In addition to certificates, New Mexico Junior College confers the Associate of Arts degree, the Associate of Science degree, and the Associate of Applied Science degree. Both the (a) Arts and Sciences and the (b) Business and Technology educational sectors at NMJC combine to provide a yearly selection of more than 640 courses for students to choose from. Additionally, NMJC provides certificate programmes in a variety of academic fields.

NMJC participates in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I for the sports of 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. In 2005, the school's baseball team became the first in its history to win the NJCAA World Series. The Thunderbird serves as their official emblem. KNMJ 100.9 FM is the station that will be broadcasting the men's and women's basketball games locally.