NMJC enrollment on the rise Levi Hill/News-Sun Enrollment is booming at New Mexico Junior College, so much so the college is looking at building a new on-campus student housing facility. The NMJC Board of Directors voted unanimously Oct. 16 to select Dekker Limited as the vendor to design and oversee construction of the new student housing facility on the campus. …

NMJC board sets up $50 million ‘savings account’ Dorothy N. Fowler/For the News-Sun The New Mexico Junior College has set aside $50 million to help secure the school’s financial future. The NMJC Board of Trustees established the Educational Success Endowment Fund during its regular meeting Thursday. College legal counsel, Scotty Holloman and vice-president for finance, Josh Morgan, presented the proposal …

Lacarthea Cooper, Carlie Makarawu to represent NMJC at Paris Olympics NMJC ATHLETICS Two New Mexico Junior College student-athletes are participating in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Sprinters Tapiwanashe (Carlie) Makarawu and Lacarthea Cooper represented their respective countries when the Olympic Opening Ceremonies kicked off Friday. Cooper will represent her home country of the Bahamas on the 4x400m relay team. The …

NMJC sports achieve national honors PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN New Mexico Junior College has sports programs that are highly competitive, most that are championship caliber. The Thunderbird programs that seem to stand out are the men’s and women’s cross country and men’s and women’s track & field teams. They are national heavyweights every year. And both have been recognized for a standout …

NMJC sweeps Region V championship meet PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Pea soup was on the menu Saturday morning as New Mexico Junior College hosted the Region V cross country championships at Harry McAdams Park in Hobbs. Fog was everywhere, as were cold drizzle and overcast skies. But the Thunderbird men and women overcame it all and each won a Region V championship, …

NMJC sweeps Region V championship meet PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Pea soup was on the menu Saturday morning as New Mexico Junior College hosted the Region V cross country championships at Harry McAdams Park in Hobbs. Fog was everywhere, as were cold drizzle and overcast skies. But the Thunderbird men and women overcame it all and each won a Region V championship, …

The numbers game NMJC, USW report fall ’23 enrollment numbers  Andy Brosig/News-Sun The numbers are in and Hobbs’ two institutions of higher learning are going strong. University of the Southwest reported a 3 percent increase in total credits being sought by students across all departments earlier this week compared to last year, President Ryan Tipton told the News-Sun. And the …

The numbers game NMJC, USW report fall ’23 enrollment numbers  Andy Brosig/News-Sun The numbers are in and Hobbs’ two institutions of higher learning are going strong. University of the Southwest reported a 3 percent increase in total credits being sought by students across all departments earlier this week compared to last year, President Ryan Tipton told the News-Sun. And the …

Enrollment increases at NMJC, USW Andy Brosig/News-Sun University of the Southwest and New Mexico Junior College both have posted enrollment increases for the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year. USW has shown an overall 20 percent increase in student numbers on campus over the same time last year. “Our retention rates are really high from last year,” USW President …

Enrollment increases at NMJC, USW Andy Brosig/News-Sun University of the Southwest and New Mexico Junior College both have posted enrollment increases for the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year. USW has shown an overall 20 percent increase in student numbers on campus over the same time last year. “Our retention rates are really high from last year,” USW President …