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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 212, also known as Remaking NMSU Carlsbad branch campus into an independent College, on April 7.
HB 212 creates the Southeast New Mexico College effective July 1, 2021. It was passed in the New Mexico House and New Mexico Senate during the 2021 regular legislative session, along with its companion bill Senate Bill 236. I could not be more pleased with the outcome, said New Mexico Rep. Cathrynn Brown who sponsored HB 212. While we will always honor New Mexico State University as an excellent institution of higher education and we are thankful for our many years of alliance with the NMSU system, the coming change will be markedly beneficial. The reorganizing of the Carlsbad branch into an independent community college will allow for a more focused attention to local needs. Students will benefit from expanded course offerings. Faculty and staff will be eligible fo