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Nearly 100 high school students from throughout New Mexico traveled to Albuquerque to participate in the GEAR UP New Mexico Student Leadership Conference last month to engage them as young leaders in their communities.

Hundreds of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness in Undergraduate Programs professionals from 35 U.S. states and Washington D.C. attended the GEAR UP West conference at the Albuquerque Convention Center

The agency this year awarded funding to 537 new applicants and renewed funding for 357 applicants.

Freshman college enrollment continues to surge in New Mexico, the Higher Education Department announced Wednesday. First-time enrollment in colleges and universities has risen 9.2 percent statewide, according to data for the fall 2024 semester.

New Mexico Higher Education Secretary Stephanie M. Rodriguez will participate in education panels at the White House and U.S. Department of Education as part of the Biden Administration’s Classroom to Career Summit.

The New Mexico Higher Education Department is granting student debt relief to more than 500 health professionals working in New Mexico

The New Mexico Higher Education Department is excited to announce the annual Pathway to College and Career Day at the New Mexico State Fair will take place Wednesday, Sept. 11

GEAR UP New Mexico has joined with NMDWS to improve the comprehensive and individualized college and career advising provided to high school students.

The New Mexico Higher Education Department has approved dozens of education and workforce training programs

The New Mexico Higher Education Department has wrapped up its annual capital outlay hearings on campuses across the state