Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell: Narrative Description

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EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-ROSWELL J-11

PO Box 6000
Roswell, NM 88202-6000
Tel: (505)624-7000; Admissions: (505)624-7145; Fax: (505)624-7119; Web Site: http://www.enmu.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Eastern New Mexico University System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1958. Setting: 241-acre small town campus. Endowment: $494,460. Educational spending 2002-03: $2427 per student. Total enrollment: 3,522. 860 applied, 55% were admitted. Students come from 6 states and territories, 3 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 47% Hispanic, 2% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.1% international, 55% 25 or older, 5% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at other units of the Eastern New Mexico University System. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing, occupational therapy programs. Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $794 full-time, $33.10 per hour part-time. State resident tuition: $826 full-time, $34.40 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3050 full-time, $127.10 per hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $3 full-time, $3.45 per hour part-time. College room and board: $3200.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Most popular organizations: student government, Spanish Club, Drama Club, Phi Theta Kappa. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. Option: coed housing available. Learning Resource Center with 251,449 microform titles, 327 serials, 5,727 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $304,720. 60 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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