Academics
WNMU offers more than 70 areas of study. Twelve master degrees, 41 baccalauereate degrees, and 20 associate degrees and certificate programs are available. Fields of study include accounting, criminal justice, education, nursing, occupational therapy and zoology.
In fall of 2012, 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 serves the diverse needs of northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona. Located in Gallup, NM, the graduate studies 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. - Gallup Graduate Studies Center
Well known for its College of Education, other areas of interest include Criminal Justice, Occupational Therapy, Business Management, Nursing, and Social Work. WNMU has the only Bachelor of Chicano/Chicana Hemispheric Studies degree in New Mexico.
WNMU also supports learning centers in Deming, Truth or Consequences, and Lordsburg, New Mexico.
More than one hundred courses are offered online. Two bachelor degrees, in Criminal Justice and Occupational Therapy, and a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies degree, can be obtained exclusively through online classes. A newly designed E-Commerce Degree is available.
The University has received numerous awards for excellence. In 2003 WNMU was the first 4-year university in the state to be recognized by Quality New Mexico with its highest honor, the Zia Award. The Best Practice Award was received by WNMU's School of Education in 2005. In 2006 the Silver City Chamber of Commerce awarded WNMU its Large Business of the Year Award. Two years later, WNMU received the 2008 Pinon Recognition, and the 2008 Companero Award. In 2009, the Department of Institutional Advancement received the Pinon Recognition from Quality New Mexico.
Western New Mexico University is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
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