Snapshot of UNM Gallup

Founded in 1968, the University of New Mexico-Gallup is a branch campus of the University of New Mexico and operates as a community college. It serves the approximately 75,000 residents of the region, which includes Gallup and McKinley County, and is the largest of the four UNM branch campuses. Our
campus is located on 64 acres in New Mexico's breathtaking High Desert Country. The college also includes the 25,000-square-foot Zuni South Campus, a 2500-square-foot facility on Gallup's North Side, as well as
other learning sites at Ramah, Navajo and Smith Lake.

Today, we are a comprehensive vocational and transfer institution that offers Certificates in 27 disciplines and Associate's Degrees in 36 programs. We also offer Bachelor's Degrees from UNM's Extended University
in five programs, and Master's Degrees in three programs. We have an operating budget of $12 million, with $3 million coming from grants, for a total of $15 million.

Our high desert region is culturally unique in a state well known for its diversity. With a Native American population of 77 percent, the college serves both the large Navajo Nation and the smaller Zuni Pueblo to the south.

Our college offers a number of diverse programs to meet the needs of our population. Among them: New Mexico's first Middle College High School; a career vocational program, Center for Career and Technical Education, which draws students from local high schools; Adult Basic Education, which encompasses earning a GED, basic skills, English as a second language, life skills, workplace skills and citizenship; Workforce Development programs; Community Education; and a Transitional Studies Department, which will target the success of minority students and under-served students by emphasis on developmental Math and English skills.

Our largest programs are in the Nursing and Health Careers Department. In conjunction with these departments, and again, to meet the needs of the people of our region, we have also developed a broad-based Diabetes initiative, which encompasses diabetes education, outreach, Health Writers Institute, library database and training of diabetes professionals.

The recent approval of a $16 million general obligation bond will help us build not only a new health careers building to meet the growing demand for more classes in that area, but also to build and renovate other structures as our needs unfold over the next five years.

As a UNM branch, the college is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

 

UNM-Gallup Mission, Vision, and Goals

Mission Statement: The University of New Mexico-Gallup develops lifelong learners in a context that is responsive to the cultures of this region.

Vision Statement: UNM-Gallup will be recognized as the premier post-secondary institution in this region.

Core Values: Excellence in education is fundamental to the core values of UNM-Gallup. UNM-Gallup values each individual, the strength of the community, and the power of working together in a climate of shared responsibility.

What takes place in the classroom is the first priority. Administration, staff, and faculty working together create the learning environment.

To accomplish our mission and vision in the next five years, UNM-Gallup will pursue the following strategic directions:

1. Continue to develop mechanisms essential to a learner-centered institution.
2. Offer programs that remain responsive to community needs.
3. Optimize resources and infrastructure to serve UNM-Gallup programs and student needs.
4. Expand more fully supportive and equitable working conditions and relationships among the Campus and local communities.