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Western New Mexico University
Western New Mexico University is a public university in Silver City, New Mexico, United States. It was founded in 1893.
Founded in the Territory of New Mexico on February 11, 1893, as the New Mexico Normal School, the school began to offer classes on September 3, 1894, in a rented Presbyterian church. On June 2, 1893, the nascent board of regents accepted 20 acres (81,000 m2) of Town of Silver City land situated on a hillside overlooking the town donated by Regent, and Mayor of the Town of Silver City, Colonel John W. Fleming. In November 1896, the school's first permanent building, Old Main, was dedicated, and within twenty years enrollment had reached nearly 500 students.
WNMU offers more than 150 areas of study that include workforce tech and allied health certificate programs, associate and bachelor's degrees as well as graduate programs. Fields of study include accounting, business, chemistry, criminal justice, education, environmental sustainability, forest/wildlife, graphic design, history, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, social work, sociology, and zoology.
In fall of 2024, enrollment was over 3,500 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18:1.
In addition to its Silver City location, WNMU's Gallup Graduate Studies Center is located in Gallup, New Mexico. The center offers Master of Arts programs in counseling and educational leadership, as well as Master of Arts in Teaching programs in elementary, secondary and special education. Courses leading to teaching endorsements in bilingual education and TESOL, as well as New Mexico Alternative Teaching Licensure in elementary, secondary and special education are also available.
The WNMU Deming campus supports the university's School of Nursing and allied heath certificate programs.
More than 150 courses are offered online. Online degrees include the Master of Arts in interdisciplinary studies, Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Social Work, Master of Business Administration, and bachelor's degrees in criminal justice, nursing and rehabilitation services.
Western New Mexico University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
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Western New Mexico University
Western New Mexico University is a public university in Silver City, New Mexico, United States. It was founded in 1893.
Founded in the Territory of New Mexico on February 11, 1893, as the New Mexico Normal School, the school began to offer classes on September 3, 1894, in a rented Presbyterian church. On June 2, 1893, the nascent board of regents accepted 20 acres (81,000 m2) of Town of Silver City land situated on a hillside overlooking the town donated by Regent, and Mayor of the Town of Silver City, Colonel John W. Fleming. In November 1896, the school's first permanent building, Old Main, was dedicated, and within twenty years enrollment had reached nearly 500 students.
WNMU offers more than 150 areas of study that include workforce tech and allied health certificate programs, associate and bachelor's degrees as well as graduate programs. Fields of study include accounting, business, chemistry, criminal justice, education, environmental sustainability, forest/wildlife, graphic design, history, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, social work, sociology, and zoology.
In fall of 2024, enrollment was over 3,500 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18:1.
In addition to its Silver City location, WNMU's Gallup Graduate Studies Center is located in Gallup, New Mexico. The center offers Master of Arts programs in counseling and educational leadership, as well as Master of Arts in Teaching programs in elementary, secondary and special education. Courses leading to teaching endorsements in bilingual education and TESOL, as well as New Mexico Alternative Teaching Licensure in elementary, secondary and special education are also available.
The WNMU Deming campus supports the university's School of Nursing and allied heath certificate programs.
More than 150 courses are offered online. Online degrees include the Master of Arts in interdisciplinary studies, Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Social Work, Master of Business Administration, and bachelor's degrees in criminal justice, nursing and rehabilitation services.
Western New Mexico University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.