Editing Las Cruces, New Mexico (section)

==Education==
[[File:DACC East Mesa campus.jpg|thumb|right|[[Doña Ana Community College]]]]

===Public schools===
[[Public school (government funded)|Public schools]] are in the [[Las Cruces Public School District]], which covers the city of Las Cruces, as well as White Sands Missile Range, the settlement of [[Doña Ana, New Mexico|Doña Ana]], and the town of [[Mesilla, New Mexico|Mesilla]]. The system has 26 elementary schools, nine middle schools, and six high schools. Of the high schools, Rio Grande Preparatory is an [[alternative school|alternative]] high school.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.lascruces.org/education.php
|title= Education
|access-date= August 8, 2009
|publisher= Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090816173638/http://www.lascruces.org/education.php
|archive-date= August 16, 2009
|url-status= dead
}}</ref>

Four [[charter school]]s are within the Las Cruces Public Schools. Alma d'arte is a high school with a focus on an integrated arts curriculum. Las Montañas is a charter high school that opened in fall 2007 and caters to at-risk students. New America High School offers schooling for young and older adults who want to go back to school for their diploma or GED. Academia Dolores Huerta Middle School is the only recognized [[dual language]] program in the state.<ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Christopher
 | last = Schurtz
 | title = Charter schools post statewide growth
 | work = [[Las Cruces Sun-News]]
 | date = July 21, 2008
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Jason
 | last = Gibbs
 | title = School board OKs new at-risk charter school
 | work = [[Las Cruces Sun-News]]
 | date = October 17, 2006
}}
</ref>

[[New Mexico School for the Deaf]] operates a preschool facility in Las Cruces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nmsd.k12.nm.us/about_n_m_s_d|title=About NMSD|publisher=New Mexico School for the Deaf|accessdate=2021-07-20}}</ref>

====High schools====
[[File:Las Cruces High School.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Las Cruces High School]] campus]]
* [[Arrowhead Park Early College High School]]<ref name=LCPSsite>{{cite web|title=Arrowhead Park Early College High School|url=http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/departments/Instruction/echs/index.asp|publisher=Las Cruces Public Schools|access-date=24 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718050236/http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/departments/Instruction/echs/index.asp|archive-date=18 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Centennial High School (Las Cruces, New Mexico)|Centennial High School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=School Information Centennial High School|url=http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/Schools/SchoolInfo2.asp?SchoolID=300|publisher=Las Cruces Public Schools|access-date=24 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Las Cruces High School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=School Information Las Cruces High School|url=http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/Schools/SchoolInfo2.asp?SchoolID=255|publisher=Las Cruces Public Schools|access-date=24 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Mayfield High School (New Mexico)|Mayfield High School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=School Information Mayfield High School|url=http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/Schools/SchoolInfo2.asp?SchoolID=260|publisher=Las Cruces Public Schools|access-date=24 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Organ Mountain High School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=School Information Organ Mountain High School|url=http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/Schools/SchoolInfo2.asp?SchoolID=270|publisher=Las Cruces Public Schools|access-date=24 July 2012}}</ref>
* Alma d'arte Charter High School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almadarte.org/contact.html|title=Contact|first=James|last=Schmidt}}</ref>

===Private schools===
Five [[private school|private]] [[Christian school]]s operate in Las Cruces.<ref name="LCSN Private Schools">
{{cite news
 |first       = Amanda L.
 |last        = Husson
 |title       = Private schools offer options
 |url         = http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_12982782
 |newspaper   = Las Cruces Sun-News
 |date        = August 3, 2009
 |access-date  = September 4, 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120304080739/http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_12982782
 |archive-date = 2012-03-04
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> 
College Heights Kindergarten is a private Christian [[kindergarten]], founded in 1954.<ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Argen
 | last = Duncan
 | title = Local earns award after lifetime of contributions
 | work = Las Cruces Sun-News
 | date = July 19, 2005
}}</ref> 
Desert Springs Christian Academy,<ref>{{cite web |title=Desert Springs Christian Academy
|url=https://dscalions.org/ |access-date=December 6, 2023}}
</ref>
Las Cruces Catholic Schools,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lccsonline.org/ |title=Las Cruces Catholic Schools |publisher=Las Cruces Catholic Schools |access-date=November 12, 2010}}</ref> 
Mesilla Valley Christian School, and a small independent Baptist school called Cornerstone Christian Academy<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornerstone Baptist Church {{!}} Las Cruces, NM |url=https://www.cornerstn.org/cornerstone-christian-academy |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=www.cornerstn.org |language=en}}</ref> are other Christian schools in the area.

A [[secular]] nonprofit private school, Las Cruces Academy offers kindergarten through grade eight, with plans to eventually enroll up to grade 12.<ref name="LCSN Private Schools" /><ref>
{{cite web
|url= http://www.lascrucesacademy.org
|title= Las Cruces Academy
|access-date= August 1, 2010
|publisher= Las Cruces Academy
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news |first=Todd G. |last=Dickson |title=Couple creating a school for advanced education; Las Cruces Academy to open by August 2009 |work=Las Cruces Bulletin |oclc=53462847 |page=A16 |date=November 21, 2008 }}</ref>

===Colleges and universities===

====University====
[[File:NMSU Skeen Hall 2008.jpg|right|thumb|Las Cruces hosts the main campus of the [[New Mexico State University]].]]

New Mexico State University (NMSU) is a land-grant university that has its main campus in Las Cruces.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nmsu.edu |title=New Mexico State University |publisher=Nmsu.edu |access-date=November 12, 2010}}</ref> The school was founded in 1888 as Las Cruces College, an agricultural college, and in 1889, the school became New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. It received its present name, New Mexico State University, in 1960. The NMSU Las Cruces campus had about 18,500 students enrolled as of fall 2012, and had a faculty-to-student ratio of about one to 19. NMSU offers a wide range of programs, and awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through its main campus and four community colleges. For 10 consecutive years, NMSU has been rated as one of America's 100 Best College Buys for offering "the very highest quality education at the lowest cost" by Institutional Research & Evaluation Inc., an independent research and consulting organization for higher education. NMSU is one of only two land-grant institutions classified as Hispanic-serving by the federal government. The university is home to New Mexico's NASA Space Grant Program and is one of 52 institutions in the United States to be designated a Space Grant College. During its most recent review by NASA, NMSU was one of only 12 space grant programs in the country to receive an excellent rating.
[[File:Burrell College on NMSU's campus (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|[[Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine]]]]
[[Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine|The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine]] (BCOM), a private osteopathic medical school, opened on the campus of NMSU in 2013. The first class began instruction in August 2016.

Doña Ana Community College is a branch of New Mexico State University. When it first opened in 1973, it had 500 students in six programs.<ref name=NMSULIB>{{cite web| title=Doña Ana Community College Self-Study February 2008| url=http://lib.nmsu.edu/accreditation/ss/dacc/DACC_SelfStudy2008.pdf| work=University Accreditation| publisher=NMSU Board of Regents| access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref> In the 2015–2016 school year, there were 4,997 full-time equivalent credit enrollments and 4,246 non-credit students, served by 136 full-time faculty, 401 part-time instructors, together with 225 full-time staff and 55 part-time staff.<ref name="DACC">{{cite web|url=https://dacc.nmsu.edu/iep/wp-content/uploads/sites/101/2017/08/DACC-2017-Factbook-v1.pdf|title=2017-2018 Factbook|publisher=Doña Ana Community College|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>

DACC operates centers in Anthony, Sunland Park, Chaparral, and White Sands Missile Range.<ref name="DACC Org Chart">{{cite web| title=Doña Ana Community College Organizational Chart January 2011| url=http://dabcc.nmsu.edu/us/DACC-Org-Chart-2011.pdf| access-date=23 July 2012| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731074021/http://dabcc.nmsu.edu/us/DACC-Org-Chart-2011.pdf| archive-date=31 July 2012}}</ref> In Las Cruces, its central campus is at 3400 S. Espina Street, and its East Mesa campus is at 2800 Sonoma Ranch Boulevard. Community Education is available at all centers and campuses and also in Las Cruces at the Mesquite Neighborhood Learning Center at 804 N. Tornillo, and Workforce Center at 2345 E. Nevada Street.<ref name=DACCFacilites>{{cite web| title=Campuses and Facilities| url=http://dacc.nmsu.edu/us/facilities.shtm/| publisher=Doña Ana Community College| access-date=23 July 2012| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702203518/http://dacc.nmsu.edu/us/facilities.shtm| archive-date=2 July 2012}}</ref>

===Libraries===
[[File:Branson Library New Mexico State University Las Cruces.jpg|thumb|right|Branson Library]]
[[Thomas Branigan Memorial Library]] is the city's public library. It was constructed in 1979<ref name="Harris One Book">
{{cite book
|last= Harris
|first= Linda G.
|title= One Book at a Time: The History of the Library in New Mexico
|publisher= New Mexico Library Foundation
|location= Albuquerque, NM
|isbn= 978-1-887045-03-2
|oclc= 38324662
|year= 1998
}}
</ref>{{Rp|93}}
and has a collection of about 185,000 items.<ref>
{{cite report |title=Public Library Statistics Summary File, July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 |url=http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/docs/annualreport/2007-2008publiclibrarystats.xls |format=XLS |access-date=September 5, 2009 |publisher=New Mexico State Library |date=May 15, 2009 }}</ref>
The previous library building, also called Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, opened in 1935.<ref name="Harris One Book" />{{Rp|68–69}} That building is now the Branigan Cultural Center.<ref name="Harris One Book" />{{Rp|8}} and is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

The two university libraries at the New Mexico State University campus, Branson Library and Zuhl Library, are open to the public. Any New Mexico resident can check out items from these libraries.<ref name="NMSU library FAQ">{{cite web|url=http://lib.nmsu.edu/aboutlib/libfaq.shtml |title=Frequently Asked Questions about the NMSU Library |access-date=May 21, 2008 |publisher=New Mexico State University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812125124/http://lib.nmsu.edu/aboutlib/libfaq.shtml |archive-date=August 12, 2007 }}
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