New Mexico Junior College

 

Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (RN)

 

Program Description

 

The NMJC Registered Nursing Program opened in 1969 and has been nationally accredited since 1975 by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).  

The mission of NMJC as a comprehensive community college is to promote success through learning. The mission of NMJC Nursing Program is to promote success through learning by facilitating the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes required by entry-level nurses to provide safe, patient-centered, high quality, nursing care across the lifespan that is evidence-based for diverse individuals, families, and communities. 

The NMJC Nursing Program offers a two-year registered nursing education program - Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS).   The curriculum includes classroom, laboratory, and supervised clinical instruction in real and simulated environments.

New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC)

Statewide, Concept-based, Common Nursing Curriculum    

In response to the challenges faced by nursing education providers across the nation, a group of nurse educators in New Mexico developed a statewide curriculum plan for educating registered nurses in New Mexico. This group is known as the New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC).  New Mexico Junior College (NMJC) Nursing Program and University of New Mexico (UNM) College of Nursing are members of this consortium.  The directors and faculty of both programs were actively involved in the development of the statewide, concept-based, curriculum plan.  NMJC Nursing Program is proud to be the first rural community college to implement the new statewide curriculum in the fall semester of 2014.  The new curriculum was designed to more efficiently manage the growing healthcare knowledge base, allow for seamless transfer of coursework among New Mexico nursing schools.

NOTICE August 1, 2018: The NMJC Nursing Program admitted the last cohort of BSN dual degree students in fall 2018. The program will continue to teach out the cohorts admitted in fall of 2017 and 2018. Beginning fall 2019, the program will only admit students to the ADN option

 

Accreditation

NMJC Accreditation
New Mexico Junior College is Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association
 

 

NMJC ADN Program
The program has Full Approval from the New Mexico State Board of Nursing. New Mexico Board of Nursing 6301 Indian School Road NE Suite 710 Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505) 841-8340 (Office) (505) 841-8347 (Fax) nmbon.sks.com
 

The program is Accredited through the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), formerly the National League for Nursing Accredition Commission (NLNAC). ACEN, 3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326 acenursing.org

 NMJC Associate Degree Student Achievement Data

 

NMJC Associate Degree Student Achievement Data	2015	2016	2017
NMJC ADN NCLEX-RN 1st Attempt Pass Rate (January 1st - December 31st)	95.65%	85.71%	95.24%
NMJC ADN/BSN co-enrolled NCLEX-RN 1st Attempt Pass Rate (January 1st - December 31st)	N/A	100%	80%
NMJC Aggregated ADN/BSN co-enrolled and ADN NCLEX-RN 1st Attempt Pass Rate (January 1st - December 31st)	N/A	90.1%	92.3%
ADN Program Completion (% of total number of students entering the program and completing the program within 150% of program length)	82%	49%	53%
Employment Rate for NMJC Graduates as Registered Nurses	96%	95%	92%