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New Mexico State University System Consolidating Three Community Colleges
Author: Ray Schroeder
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Emma Whitford, Inside Higher Ed
The New Mexico State University system announced a broad restructuring plan for three of its campuses as it aims to reduce expenses in the face of declining enrollment across New Mexico and pandemic-related state budget cuts. The system will consolidate leadership at three community colleges across the state — NMSU Alamogordo, NMSU Carlsbad and NMSU Grants — so that the institutions will operate as branch campuses under central leadership rather than as stand-alone institutions. System chancellor Dan Arvizu appointed Ken Van Winkle, former president of NMSU Alamogordo, as the branch executive director to lead the transition.