Accreditation
Accreditation
New Mexico Junior College (NMJC) opened on September 19, 1996. The college was granted NCA (now Higher Learning Commission) candidacy status in 1968. Initial accredidation status was granted in 1970 for a five year period. In 1976, NMJC was granted a ten year continuation of accredidation. The most recent HLC visit was in 2015. The next comprehensive evaluation visit is scheduled for February 2026.
HLC Re-accreditation Site Visit (February 2025) Preparation Proposal Timeline
HLC Resources
- HLC Resource Guide
- 2024 Trends in HIgher Education (March 2024)
- Accreditation 101 Video
- Revised Criteria for Accreditation Effective September 1, 2025
- Criteria for Accreditation: Walk through of Revised Criteria 1 and 2 Video
- Criteria for Accreditation: Walk through of Revised Criteria 3 Video
- Criteria for Accreditation: Walk through of Revised Criteria 4 Video
- Providing Evidence for the Revised Criteria
- Crosswalk Between 2025 and 2020 Criteria
- Revised Criteria Terminology
- FAQs on the Revised Criteria
Higher Learning Commission
- Quality Initiative Report - August 2024
- New Mexico Junior College Year 4 Report - July 2020
- NMJC Year 4 Pathway Assurance Argument - June 2020
- New Mexico Junior College Final Report - December 2015
- NMJC Assurance Argument Final Submission - September 2015
- NMJC 2005 Self Study Report to the Higher Learning Commission
- Higher Learning Commission 2005 Comprehensive Visit Final Report
- NMJC 1995 Self Study Report to the Higher Learning Commission
- Higher Learning Commission 1995 Comprehensive Visit Final Report
