DACC receives $4.9 million to assist Hispanic and low-income students

Students in Doña Ana Community College’s public health program.

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Posted Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:41 pm

Community college ranks as one of the best for public health degree

Doña Ana Community College has been ranked one of the best colleges in the nation for online degrees in public health, DACC said in a news release.

DACC ranked second among nearly 8,000 accredited two-year schools in public health degrees with EduMed.org, an organization the provides information for students seeking degrees related to healthcare. The rankings were based on DACC’s online program availability, affordability and support services offered, including academic counseling and career placement.

DACC’s public health associate’s degree is a two-year program offered through the DACC Humanities and Social Sciences Department. Students in the program learn the first four responsibility areas of health education: assessment; planning; implementation; and evaluation of public health programs.

The DACC program is a 2+2 (two years of community college plus two years at the university level) articulated pathway with NMSU’s bachelor of public health.

For more information on the rankings, visit www.edumed.org/online-schools/public-health-degrees/#2-year-schools. To learn more about DACC’s public health degree, visit https://catalogs.nmsu.edu/dona-ana/academic-career-programs/public-health/#text.

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Doña Ana Community College (DACC) will receive $4.9 million over the next five years in grant funds for its Éxito project to assist Hispanic and low-income students, DACC said in a news release.

The grant will assist DACC Hispanic and low-income students in the areas of academic achievement, graduation, transfer and career success. The funding comes from a U.S. Department of Education Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) STEM grant.

The funds will be used to assist students in the development of an online STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) orientation, proactive and intrusive academic advising, STEM courses, peer mentoring, job placement, curriculum, expanding online STEM courses and enhancing agreements with local educational partners.

The Éxito project includes funding for updating existing computer labs and classrooms as well as purchasing additional technology resources and supports for STEM students.

“This funding from the Department of Education will help DACC recruit, retain and launch more Hispanic and low-income students into good-paying STEM-related careers in southern New Mexico to the benefit of the entire community,” said DACC Dean of Science, Engineering and Mathematics (SEM) Joe Butler.

Programs offered in DACC’s SEM and Advanced Technologies divisions include aerospace technologies, architecture and construction technologies, astronomy, biology, computer and information technologies, developmental math, drafting and design technologies, chemistry, electronic technology, environmental and energy technologies, general engineering, geography, geology, nutrition, manufacturing and automation technologies, mathematics, physics and water technologies.

Visit https://dacc.nmsu.edu/.

DACC receives $4.9 million to assist Hispanic and low-income students

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