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Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College

Ruidoso, New Mexico Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College is a public two-year institution in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Its campus is in a remote town. It enrolled 773 students in fall 2024. It is part of Eastern New Mexico University.

Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 39 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Child Development, General Studies, and Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide. It awarded 267 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 33% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
773
Students enrolled
33%
First-year retention
267
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
39
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 39

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Health Professions 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Precision Production 2
Education 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Construction Trades 1
Engineering 1
Engineering Technologies 2
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Psychology 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
33%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
65
Certificates under 1 year
79
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
123

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
773
Undergraduates, fall 2024
773
Full-time, fall 2024
22%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,148
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
67%
Men
33%
White
30%
Hispanic or Latino
40%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
15%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
51%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Eastern New Mexico University
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
President
Ryan Trosper
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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