801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1889
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,388
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $18,692,385
Admissions
Application Fee: $15
Application Deadline: August 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $3,644 in-state, 10,463 out-of-state
Room/Board: $4,866
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 13%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 9%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Sandia National Labs; Los Alamos National Lab; Intel; Chevron/Texaco; Schlumberger
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 321,829
Number of current serial subscriptions: 884
Number of microforms: 217,540
Number of audiovisuals: 2,526
Number of ebooks: 7
Other library facilities: As a selective depository of U.S. government documents, the library receives over 34,000 federal documents each year. The library also contains a collection of state and foreign documents concentrating on geology and mining. A growing collection of archival materials relating to Tech and the New Mexico School of Mines is housed in the library. Library also holds the congressional papers of U.S. Congressman Joseph R. Skeen (R-NM, 1981-2003).
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Mineral Museum
Etscorn Campus Observatory
Tech Seismology Observatory
IRIS Seismological Instrumentation Center
National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Array Operations Center
New Mexico Bureau of Geology
New Mexico Petroleum Recovery Research Center
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 200
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – No
Where is wireless available? –
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity:
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: N/A
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 59%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 59%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, women’s dorms, men’s dorms, apartments for married students, apartment for single students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: N/A
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: N/A
Campus Size: 320 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Albuquerque (75)
Nearest train station: Albuquerque (75)
Nearest bus station: Albuquerque (75)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Campus
Most popular events: Performing Arts Series – concerts and shows by regionally and nationally known performers and artists; Student Produced Leisure Activities at Tech (SPLAT) – holds comedy, karaoke, and open mic nights; dances, movies, short trips, and misc. other activities for students