New Mexico Highlands University

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, academic, psychological

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 30% of housing units are Singles.
• 30% of housing units are Doubles.
• 20% of housing units are Triples.
• 20% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 9 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 78% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 99% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 30% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Student activities: choral groups, drama/theater, music ensembles, pep band, student government, student newspaper
• In total, there are about 31 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Psi Chi, Sigma Tau Delta
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) NMHU Newman Center (Catholic), Fire Escape Ministries (non-denominational)
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) American Indian Science & Engineering Society, Native American Club, Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Anthropology/Sociology Club, Bilingual Education Student Organization, American Chemical Society, Bioscience Club, Institute of Electrical Engineers, Mariachi Band, Counseling Student Organization, Institute of Management and Accountants, Association for Computing Machinery, Cowboy Cheerleaders, International Club, Media Arts Production Club, Servicios Especiales, Student Alumni Association
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) La Mecha (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Albuquerque (120), Albuquerque (120)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Las Vegas (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Las Vegas (1)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors