About the Nursing Program

Our faculty and staff of the Southeast New Mexico College Nursing program welcome your interest in healthcare. The SENMC nursing curriculum employs a career mobility format that prepares students to practice nursing in a variety of healthcare settings.

High Employment Rate

Nursing offers mobility, flexibility, and numerous opportunities throughout the United States. The graduate of either program is provided with a sound basis for entry into practice at the appropriate level. Some examples of opportunities available in nursing are acute care hospitals, physician’s offices, clinics, long-term care settings, health departments, home health care agencies, and hospice care units.

How to Apply

After advisement and prerequisites are completed, apply to the Nursing program by completing the Nursing Application Packet linked below, or pick up a hard copy in the nursing office.

Note: The nursing Application Packet and all required documents are due no later than 5:00 pm, May 15th, 2025, for the Fall 2025 nursing cohort.

 Nursing Program Application Packet

Approval and Accreditation Information

The SENMC nursing program is approved by the New Mexico Board of Nursing.

View the public information disclosed by the NM BON at  https://bon.nm.gov/

The Associate Degree Nursing program at Southeast New Mexico College, located in Carlsbad, NM is accredited by  Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Southeast New Mexico College Associate Degree Nursing program is: Continuing Accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN here.

3390 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326 (404) 975-5000 acenursing.org