Editing Carlsbad, New Mexico (section)

===Public schools===
[[Carlsbad Municipal School District]] is the operating public school system for Carlsbad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carlsbadschools.net/|title=Carlsbad Municipal Schools|access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref> Besides the before mentioned schools, Carlsbad Municipal Schools also operates a charter school, [[Jefferson Montessori Academy]]. The mission of the Carlsbad Board of Education is to create a public school environment which meets the individual educational needs of all children regardless of their ability, ethnicity, creed, gender or social standing.<ref>The mission of the Carlsbad Board of Education is to create a public school environment which meets the individual educational needs of all children regardless of their ability, ethnicity, creed, gender or social standing.
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;Elementary schools
*Cottonwood Elementary School<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Desert Willow Elementary School<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Early Childhood Education Center<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Edison Elementary School<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Hillcrest Preschool<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Joe Stanley Smith Elementary School<ref name="Municipal Schools" /> (Closed 2021)
*Monterrey Elementary School<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Ocotillo Elementary School<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Sunset Elementary School<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Jefferson Montessori Academy <ref name="Municipal Schools" />

;Secondary schools
*Carlsbad Early College High School<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*[[Carlsbad High School (Carlsbad, New Mexico)|Carlsbad High School]]<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Carlsbad Intermediate School<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Carlsbad Schools Athletics<ref name="Municipal Schools" />
*Carlsbad Schools Library<ref name="Municipal Schools">{{cite web |title=Carlsbad Municipal Schools |url=https://www.carlsbadschools.net/o/CMSD |website=www.carlsbadschools.net |access-date=December 29, 2020 }}</ref>
*Jefferson Montessori Academy <ref name="Municipal Schools" />

;Private schools
*Faith Christian Academy<ref>{{cite web |title=Faith Christian Academy |url=https://www.faithchristianacademyfca.com/ |website=faithacademy |access-date=December 29, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*St. Edwards Catholic School<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Edward Roman Catholic Church |url=https://saint-edward.net/ |website=St. Edward Roman Catholic Church |language=en}}</ref>

;Colleges and universities
[[File:NMSU seal.png|thumb|New Mexico State University (NMSU) seal]]
[[New Mexico State University]] has a branch campus located in Carlsbad, offering certificate, associate degree, bachelor's degree, and continuing education programs. NMSUC has a student population of approximately 2,000 and a staff of 104 faculty. Previously known as the Carlsbad Instructional Center, the campus was established in 1950 as the state's first community college. It was renamed a branch of NMSU in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cavern2.nmsu.edu/~nmsuc/nmsucmain/?page_id=378 |title=About Us &#124; NMSU Carlsbad |access-date=July 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104193801/http://cavern2.nmsu.edu/~nmsuc/nmsucmain/?page_id=378 |archive-date=November 4, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The present-day main building was built in 1980; an additional instruction center was added in 1987 and the computer facilities wing was completed in 1996. By 2011, the campus had added an additional building to house its nursing program, the Allied Health and University Transfer Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cavern2.nmsu.edu/~markpr/markprmain/Documents/newsletter/2011/OCC9_11.pdf|title=Allied Health Grand Opening Press Release|website=nmsu.edu|access-date=April 3, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Eddy County Beauty College is also located in Carlsbad, providing certification programs for beauticians.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Mexico Occupational Schools |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-and-education-magazines/new-mexico-occupational-schools |website=[[Encyclopedia.com]]}}</ref>