University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
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- Founded in 1968, the University of New Mexico-Gallup is a branch campus of the University of New Mexico and operates as a community college. It serves the approximately 75,000 residents of the region, which includes Gallup and McKinley County, and is the largest of the four UNM branch campuses.
School Highlights
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus serves 2,190 students (40% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 26:1 is same as the state community college average of 26:1.
Minority enrollment is 93% of the student body (majority American), which is more than the state average of 70%.
Top Rankings
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in New Mexico for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
School Overview
The teacher population of 83 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | (NM) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-High Traditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 83 staff | 72 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Our campus is located on 64 acres in New Mexico's breathtaking High Desert Country. The college also includes the 25,000-square-foot Zuni South Campus, a 2500-square-foot facility on Gallup's North Side, as well as other learning sites at Ramah, Navajo and Smith Lake. Today, we are a comprehensive vocational and transfer institution that offers Certificates in 27 disciplines and Associate's Degrees in 36 programs. We also offer Bachelor's Degrees from UNM's Extended University in five programs, and Master's Degrees in three programs. We have an operating budget of $12 million, with $3 million coming from grants, for a total of $15 million. Our college offers a number of diverse programs to meet the needs of our population. Among them: New Mexico's first Middle College High School; a career vocational program, Center for Career and Technical Education, which draws students from local high schools; Adult Basic Education, which encompasses earning a GED, basic skills, English as a second language, life skills, workplace skills and citizenship; Workforce Development programs; Community Education; and a Transitional Studies Department, which will target the success of minority students and under-served students by emphasis on developmental Math and English skills. Our largest programs are in the Nursing and Health Careers Department. As a UNM branch, the college is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus is New Mexico State University-Grants (54.9 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 996 students | 54.90 Mi1500 Third Street
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 287-6678 54.90996 - San Juan CollegePublic6,679 students | 93.00 Mi4601 College Blvd
Farmington, NM 87402
(505) 326-3311 93.006,679 - Brookline College-AlbuquerquePrivate for-profit312 students | 118.50 Mi4201 Central Ave NW-Ste J
Albuquerque, NM 87105
(505) 880-2877 118.50312 - 23,553 students | 122.10 Mi525 Buena Vista SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 224-3000 122.1023,553
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