New Mexico Junior College

New Mexico Junior College first opened its doors to students in the fall of 1966. Since that time it has grown to be one of the finest community colleges in the "Land of Enchantment", and serves as a jewel of Lea County. The College’s service region consists of all towns within Lea County, including Jal, Eunice, Hobbs, Lovington, and Tatum, New Mexico. Each of the five school districts make up the Taxing District. The College is also located in the middle of the Permian Basin, and the rich natural resources of the oil and gas industry have placed New Mexico Junior College in a superb strategic and financial position.

NMJC’s student population is exceedingly diverse, with 66% female, 34% male, 55% Hispanic/Latino, 29% White, and 8% Black or African American.  The diversity of the NMJC student population provides great opportunities for varied educational and cultural experiences. 

NMJC provides an array  of AA, AS, AAS, and certificate opportunities, is highly proactive in online education, and maintains an extremely robust  dual credit initiative with its five surrounding school districts. The campus is situated on 219 acres, with over 637,000 gross square feet of buildings. New Mexico Junior College serves as the host to the Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame, and the museum hosts multiple cultural community events and world class exhibits.

New Mexico Junior College has established and maintains a vibrant relationship with the public-school districts and municipalities located in Lea County. The College provides an expansive offering of transfer classes, a wide selection of community education classes, and a significant number of career and technical career educational opportunities.

New Mexico Junior College supports and maintains an exceedingly vibrant on-campus population with 400 plus beds, as well as significant commuter and online student populations.

New Mexico Junior College is home to the NMJC Thunderbird Athletic program and boasts a full complement of, often nationally ranked, NJCAA Division I athletic teams. Additionally, NMJC has some of the best athletic facilities in the country.

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