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Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

Albuquerque, New Mexico Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 215 students in fall 2024. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute offers certificates and associate degrees across 16 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Early Childhood Education and Teaching, Engineering, General, and Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician. It awarded 51 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Mission

The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute prepares our culturally diverse Native American students as life-long learners through partnerships with tribes, employers and other organizations. We establish a strong educational foundation for student success.

Mission statement as reported by Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
215
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
51
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
16
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 16

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

Business, Management and Marketing 3
Education 2
Engineering 1
Health Professions 2
Engineering Technologies 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Social Sciences 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 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
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
46
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
215
Undergraduates, fall 2024
215
Full-time, fall 2024
77%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
279
Full-time, 2024-25
72%
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
60%
Men
40%
American Indian or Alaska Native
100%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
48%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Tribal Colleges
President
Tamarah Pfeiffer
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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