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Highlands Rio Rancho Center


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Available Bachelor's Degrees

Available Master's Programs

State of New Mexico Licensure Programs

  • Educational Leadership
  • Elementary Education
  • Secondary Education (education courses only)
  • Special Education

You can get your degree locally! Our programs are unique in that they provide area residents an opportunity to pursue a bachelor's or master's degree or education licensure without having to commute long distances. Courses can be completed through live instruction, interactive television, and the Internet. Classes are held in the mornings, late afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays.  Highlands has responded to numerous requests to expand educational opportunities in this locale to address needs of residents, businesses, and schools.

If you complete an associate of arts (A.A.) or associate of science (A.S.) degree at Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) or any regionally accredited New Mexico institution, the Highlands general education common core, proficiency, and university requirements can be waived. If you have your A.A. or A.S., you can begin working on your program requirements immediately. A minimum of 128 credits are needed to graduate with a bachelor’s degree.  Fifty-one of the undergraduate hours must be at the 300 and 400 level.

You can take CNM classes while enrolled at Highlands. A consortium agreement between Highlands and CNM allows you to be dual enrolled and receive financial aid for courses taken at both institutions.

Major program of study forms to transfer from Central New Mexico Community College to Highlands

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