Contact Information
General Contact
- School Code: 235760
- Phone: (505) 224-3000
- School Homepage
Admissions Office
Financial Aid Office
ACCEPTANCE RATE
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83%STUDENT TEACHER RATIO
12:1FINANCIAL AID AWARD AVG.
$5,229Average Grants + Scholarship Aid Awarded to Undergraduate Students
Percent of Full-Time Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid
Percent of Students Paying In-State Tuition vs Out-of-State Tuition
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Nursing Program
The nursing program at Navajo Technical College 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.
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Navajo Technical College (Navajo Tech)
525 Buena Vista Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM
The Navajo Technical College provides a hands-on working environment for individuals wishing to learn vocational skills. Located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, NTC was founded by the Navajo nation to provide quality technical and vocational education to its population. The school works toward instilling and reaffirming Navajo cultural identity by providing language and history courses as part of the curriculum.
Academics
The Navajo Technical College offers certificate, diploma and degree programs for aspiring students. The programs have various lengths and focuses depending on the educational needs of the student. Transfer to four year institutions is possible, and all programs will prepare students to work by providing them the skills they need to succeed.
Programs offered include:
- Automotive Technology
- Environmental and Nature Science
- Early Childhood Multicultural Education
- Information Technology
- Culinary Arts
- Accounting
Admissions and Financial Aid
Navajo Technical College has an open enrollment policy, though it requires proof of Native American heritage for students claiming ancestry. Additionally, students must provide high school transcripts or official GED scores along with any post-secondary transcripts.
A variety of financial aid options are available. To determine eligibility and awards, students should visit the financial aid office as well as complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Athletics
Athletic programs offered:
- Archery
- Cross Country
- Rodeo
- Basketball
Career Options for Graduates
Students who have completed the Nursing program at Navajo Tech, have entered into some of these more popular career paths listed below: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).
Academics & Student Services
Student Services
To help support students, Navajo Technical College may provide services like those listed below:- Online classes
- Classes offered on nights and weekends
- Remedial courses
- Counseling assistance
- Employing students to lower education costs
- Employment search assistance
- Child care
Intercollegiate Athletics
- Track and Field, X-Country
- Archery
- Rodeo