Proliferation of Higher Ed Campuses in NM

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Cassandra Morlang likes Central New Mexico Community College's westside campus for a number of reasons. "Flexibility, the teachers, how they have many different campuses to go to," said the recent Rio Rancho High School graduate. "It just works with my schedule and stuff." And while Morlang lives in the most populated part of the state, even rural residents likely have at least one option for higher education. That's because the state's colleges and universities have opened lots of satellite campuses in recent years. New Mexico State maintains 13 separate learning centers throughout the state, while the University of New Mexico has eight and CNM has five campuses. Including four branch campuses for New Mexico Highlands University, two for Eastern New Mexico University and four for Western New Mexico University and it adds to a serious amount of higher education square footage. "So that's the good side," said Dr. Jose Garcia, secretary of the Higher Education Department. "That in the last few years, this proliferation has resulted in a huge increase in geographic access." Just take the Albuquerque area for example. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Proliferation of Higher Ed Campuses in NM