Mar 27, 2026 NNMC Joins New Mexico Open Educational Resources Consortium to Expand Textbook Affordability The New Mexico Open Educational Resources (NMOER) Consortium is proud to announce that Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) has officially joined as its fourth member. As part of this new partnership, NNMC has been awarded a $6,000 grant to promote the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) on its campus, further strengthening the state’s commitment to college affordability. The consortium works to replace traditional, high-cost textbooks with openly licensed materials that are free for students to use, share, and keep.
Mar 20, 2026 $25,000 Youth Civic Infrastructure Fund grant boosts NNMCs Parkinson’s glove development What began three years ago as the Parkinson’s Glove Project at Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) and Española Valley High School’s (EVHS) has transformed into Española GloveWorks, a newly formed 501(c)(3) focused on developing youth creativity, technical competence and leadership while bringing the hope of a promising technology to people suffering from Parkinson's disease. Students from the EVHS MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) program are working with mentors from Northern’s Engineering and Nursing departments and community volunteers to develop gloves to ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s.
Mar 12, 2026 President Balderas Greets Community at El Rito Food Distribution Cars slowly lined up along the drive at Northern New Mexico College’s El Rito Campus as families arrived for the monthly Food Depot distribution.
This time, they were greeted not only by volunteers — but by NNMC President Hector Balderas, who spent the afternoon welcoming community members, shaking hands, and handing out Northern New Mexico College hats and shirts.
For many families in rural northern New Mexico, this monthly distribution provides an important source of food and support. The event takes place every third Thursday of the month on the El Rito Campus and serves residents from El Rito and surrounding communities.
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Feb 26, 2026 From Promise to Progress at Northern There was a sense of momentum in the air as Northern students, student-athletes, faculty, staff, Board of Regents members, administrators, facilities team members, and community supporters gathered to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of Northern New Mexico College’s newly renovated Gym and the Fit Lab.
The upgrades, which include a redesigned weight room, a dedicated cardio room, and newly added sauna spaces, represent the first major improvements to portions of the facility since 1989.
Feb 25, 2026 El Pueblito Letterpress Studio Open House Ink on fingertips. Laughter in the air. The steady rhythm of a press doing what it’s done for centuries.
On Saturday, February 14, the doors to the new El Pueblito Letterpress Studio at Northern New Mexico College’s El Rito Campus opened wide, and the community showed up in the most beautiful way. More than 40 people traveled from Abiquiú, Española, El Rito, and even Santa Fe to celebrate the studio’s Valentine’s Day Open House.
Inside the El Pueblito Building, guests stepped into a space that feels part workshop, part time machine. Under the guidance of instructor Andrew Furse, visitors explored the fundamentals of traditional...