Nursing Program

The nursing program at Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus prepares students for careers in hospitals, convalescent centers, clinics, home care, and physician's offices. The program focuses on knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for the sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Program courses include: administration of medication and treatments, assisting and physician during treatments and examinations, referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. Get more details below including other New Mexico colleges that offer nursing program.

The Nursing program at ENMU-Portales is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission for more than 51 years.

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Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus

Also known as ENMU-Portales

ENMU Station 2, 1500 S Ave K, Portales, NM

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell is one of the three campuses of the Eastern New Mexico University system along with ENMU-Portales and ENMU-Ruidoso. This institution started as Roswell Community College (RCC) until it became part of the ENMU system in 1958 and its name was changed to ENMUR in 1967.

The campus is located at 52 University Blvd., Roswell, NM 88203 with 234.5 acres land area near the center of the former Walker Air Force Base. ENMUR has smart classrooms with feature technology enhancements and about 650 computers intended to enrich student learning.

Among the core values adopted by this institution are visionary leadership and learner-centered education. ENMUR serves diverse population within the rural corner of Southeastern New Mexico providing wide array of Certificate and Associate degree programs under Business and Science, Career and Technical Education, Health and Liberal Arts.

All throughout Southeast New Mexico, ENMUR has the only FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technology program. Similarly, students pursuing healthcare degree are given the advantage to use the latest medical equipment at the University’s Health Science Center.

Bachelor’s and Master’s programs are also offered on campus through the ENMU-Portales, as well as distance education courses wherein most classes utilize Media site, a live and on-demand lecture capture tool that simulates real classroom setting. Apart from the degree programs and online courses, ENMUR also provides Adult Basic Education and training services for individuals with disability.

As an institution that values premier education, ENMUR strives for continuous improvement of its programs, services and processes to create quality personalized learning experiences geared towards promoting community development.

Degree programs, tuition, school fees, and much more can be found on the school's portal or by requesting admissions information from this page today.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. ENMU-Portales offers an associate's degree program in nursing.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Registered Nurses

Description

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).