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The institution operated as a two-year college from 1934 to 1940 when the third and fourth years of college were first offered. ENMU was accredited by the North Central Association Of Colleges And Secondary Schools as a four-year liberal arts college in 1946-47. Graduate work leading to the master's degree was added in 1949.

There are several branch campuses. The ENMU- Roswell branch was established in the fall of 1958. In spring 1967, the institution moved to 12 buildings on 241 acres of the former Walker Air Force Base. ENMU-Roswell currently offers a wide variety of programs for students of eastern New Mexico.

The ENMU- Ruidoso Off-Campus Instruction Center opened in 1991. The Center offers both an academic and vocational curriculum.

The ENMU main campus of more than 400 acres is located in Portales on the extreme eastern side of the state, about halfway between the northern and southern boundaries. It is 90 miles northeast of Roswell, 120 miles southwest of Amarillo, Texas , and 110 miles northwest of Lubbock, Texas .

ENMU is organized with four colleges and a Graduate School. They are as follows:

College of Business
Department of Business Foundations
Department of Advanced Business Studies

College of Education and Technology
Department of Educational Studies
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Department of Family and Consumer Science and Agriculture
Department of Health and Physical Education

College of Fine Arts
Department of Art
Department of Theatre and Dance
Department of Music

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology
Department of Biology
Department of Communicative Arts and Sciences
Department of Health and Human Services (Communication Disorders; Social Work)
Department of History, Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Languages and Literature
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Nursing Program
Department of Physical Sciences
Department of Psychology and Political Science
Department of Religion
Interdisciplinary Programs

Graduate School


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