San Juan College
Former name
New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Farmington Branch
NMSU, Farmington Branch
NMSU, San Juan Branch [1]
TypePublic Community college
Established1956 (part of NMSU)
PresidentToni Pendergrass
Academic staff
142 full-time, 299 part-time (Fall 2021) [2]
Administrative staff
321 full-time, 206 part-time (Fall 2021) [2]
Total staff
463 full-time, 505 part-time (Fall 2021) [2]
Students5,846 (headcount, Fall 2021) [3]
Location
Farmington
,
New Mexico
,
United States
CampusMain campus and four branches [4]
Websitewww.sanjuancollege.edu

San Juan College is a public community college in Farmington, New Mexico. Founded in 1956 as a branch of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, San Juan College became an independent community college following a county election in 1981.

Awards

In 2011, the San Juan College branch of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society earned the National Student Chapter of the Year award, and is the first community college to earn the national award formerly given at top schools such as Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles.[5]

Campuses [4]

Dual-credit program

San Juan College offers a dual-credit program to high school students who wish to earn college credits while they are still in high school.[6] This program serves seven public school districts in Northwestern New Mexico, as well as nearby private and home-schooled students. Public school students do not pay for tuition and supplies (textbooks, etc.) as they are waived by the state. The San Juan College High school program is along the same lines. Districts across San Juan County send up to ten students to attend, where they earn their associates degree along with a high school diploma.

References

  1. ↑ San Juan College. "History of San Juan College". www.sanjuancollege.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. 1 2 3 National Center for Education Statistics. "Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS) - San Juan College (188100)". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  3. ↑ New Mexico Higher Education Department. "Fall 2009 to 2021, New Mexico Post-secondary Enrollment Headcount" (PDF). Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. 1 2 San Juan College. "San Juan College Campuses". www.sanjuancollege.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  5. ↑ "SJC first community college to win award". The Daily Times. Farmington, New Mexico. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  6. ↑ San Juan College. "High School Students - Dual Credit". www.sanjuancollege.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-22.

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