News: Articles by Tripp Stelnicki

The New Mexico Higher Education Department joins the Diné College community in its mourning of President Charles “Monty” Roessel, who died Jan. 6.

Students learned about New Mexico registered apprenticeships and other fast-track postsecondary credentialing opportunities by taking part in the biannual workforce development bus tour during National Apprenticeship Week.

Statewide survey has found that housing and food insecurity issues are holding back student success

The budget proposal also addresses New Mexico’s status as one of the nation’s worst states for adult literacy by dramatically increasing funding for adult education and adult literacy programs.

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