San Juan College

San Juan College is a public community college in Farmington, New Mexico. Founded in 1956 as a branch of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, San Juan College became an independent community college following a county election in 1981.

San Juan College
TypeCommunity college
Established1956 (part of NMSU)
PresidentDr. Toni Pendergrass
Academic staff
81 full-time, 203 part-time
Students12,723
Location
Farmington
,
New Mexico
,
United States
Websitewww.sanjuancollege.edu

Awards

In 2011, the San Juan College branch of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society earned the National Student Chapter of the Year award, and is the first community college to earn the national award formerly given at top schools such as Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles.[1]

Campuses

Dual Credit program

San Juan College offers a Dual Credit program to high school students who wish to earn college credits while they are still in high school.[2] This program serves 7 public school districts in Northwestern New Mexico, as well as nearby private and home-schooled students. Public school students do not pay for tuition and supplies (textbooks, etc.) as they are waived by the state. The San Juan College High school program is along the same lines. Districts across San Juan County send up to 10 students to attend, where they earn their associates degree along with a high school deploma.

References
  1. "SJC first community college to win award". The Daily Times. Farmington, New Mexico. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  2. "Dual Credit | Student Services". www.sanjuancollege.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-03.

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