Mission Statement

The Mission of the University of New Mexico Valencia Campus is to provide community residents with lifelong educational opportunities in order to better prepare them to actively participate in the world as productive, responsible and creative individuals.

The Valencia Campus, a branch college of UNM, is an open-access, student-centered institution which offers a variety of associate degrees, certificate and credential programs. Our courses provide basic skills, transfer credits, technical career training and non-credit community education.

Vision Statement

The University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus will rise to national prominence as a leader among two-year colleges by enhancing its status as a community-based center for education, culture and technology and by becoming a nation model for innovative teaching and learning.

Valencia Campus Core Values

• We are Student-centered.
• We value quality instruction and services.
• We are responsive to change.
• We embrace diversity.
• We believe in empowering the individual.
• We are committed to accessibility.

Specifically, the goals that have been identified to fulfill this mission are:

• To provide a high-quality learning environment for all students;
• To provide a wide range of academic programs culminating in the awarding of Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees;
• To provide a wide range of vocational and technical programs culminating in Certificates and Associate of Applied Science degrees for students who seek career-related employment in business, industry, and government;
• To provide a transfer program to include a wide range of general education and pre-professional courses which normally matriculate with Baccalaureate degree-granting colleges and universities;
• To provide a diversified program of academic, technical, and vocational courses to allow for the achievement of individual educational goals involving professional or technical skills development, professional re-certification and/or personal interest;
• To provide adult education services for acquiring basic skills through the 12th grade including communication competencies, preparation for the General Educational Development (GED) exam, English-as-a-second-language, and citizenship;
• To provide continuing education services to the community in the areas of business/professional training, personal development, cultural enrichment, and recreational activities;
• To provide developmental education courses to acquire the basic verbal, quantitative, and cognitive skills necessary for a student's successful transition into college-level study; and

To provide a broad program of student support services that include academic advisement, counseling, testing, financial aid, career planning, and human development opportunities readily accessible to all students.