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Fifty New Mexico high school students learned about New Mexico registered apprenticeships and other postsecondary credentialing opportunities at the biannual Workforce Development Bus Tour during National Apprenticeship Week late last month.

New Mexico is expanding legal resources for some of the state’s most underserved communities, placing trained attorneys in acequias, land grant-merced communities and colonias across New Mexico.

More than 100 middle-school students from across the state gathered in Albuquerque to learn about college and career options in science, technology, engineering and math at the annual GEAR UP New Mexico and STEM Santa Fe Pathways Conference on April 15 and

Higher Education Secretary Stephanie M. Rodriguez issued the following statement regarding tuition and fees at four-year universities in New Mexico:

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a record $1.5 billion higher education budget for fiscal year 2027, a 15.4% budget increase over last year and the largest investment in higher education in state history.

Thousands of dollars in student debt relief has been awarded to eight veterinarians through the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program provided by the New Mexico Higher Education Department.

More than 300 educators and policy professionals fromcolleges and universities across New Mexico attended the third annual Higher Education Technical Summit, the only state-organized conference of its kind in the country.

Higher Education Secretary Stephanie M. Rodriguez issued the following statement regarding tuition and fee increases at public colleges and universities in New Mexico

New Mexico’s investments in adult education have lifted the state to 20th in the nation for adult education outcomes, up from 50th place in 2019.

New Mexico’s workforce development programs for adults grew significantly statewide in the most recent fiscal year, according to data from the Adult Education Division of the New Mexico Higher Education Department.