NNMC NEWS RELEASE
Northern New Mexico College’s (NNMC) “Fast Track to Success” Summer Bridge program can prepare participants to take advantage of free college through the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship this fall.
NNMC’s “Fast Track to Success” is a FREE 6-week intensive college readiness program designed to help high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, high school equivalency recipients and adults returning to college brush up on their math and writing skills.
Take advantage of this free program to gain the math and writing skills needed for college-level courses. Tuition, books, course supplies, lunch and a light breakfast are provided through Northern by the F2F (Fast-Track to Finish) Title V Grant and Accelerating Achievement in STEM (STEM XL).
Expanded eligibility requirements for the Opportunity Scholarship will allow many previously ineligible New Mexicans – including adult learners, part-time students and those seeking a trades certificate or associate degree – to qualify for free college tuition and fees. NNMC’s Summer Bridge program helps prepare participants for college-level math and English classes.
The program runs June 6 – July 14, 2022. Proof of vaccination is required.
To apply contact Kristy Alton at kristy.alton@nnmc.edu or (505) 423-2321
About Northern:
Northern New Mexico College has served the rural communities of Northern New Mexico for over a century. Since opening in 1909 as the Spanish American Normal School in El Rito, NM, the College has provided affordable access to quality academic programs that meet the changing educational, economic and cultural needs of the region.
Northern is an open-admissions institution offering the most affordable bachelor’s programs in the Southwest. Now one of the state’s four regional comprehensive institutions, with its main campus in Española, Northern offers more than 50 bachelor’s, associate, and certificate programs in arts & human sciences, film & digital media, STEM programs, business, education, liberal arts, and nursing. The College has reintroduced technical trades in partnership with two local unions and five public school districts through its new co-located Branch Community College, the first of its kind in the state’s history. Northern is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and has earned prestigious national accreditations for its engineering, nursing, education, and business programs. Learn more at https://nnmc.edu/.