UNM West Campus
The first building as part of the University of New Mexico's (UNM) West campus located in Rio Rancho's downtown
City Center opened and began serving students on January 19, 2010.
The address for UNM West is 2600 College Boulevard Rio Rancho, NM 87144.
This first, 42,0000-square-foot building as part of Phase 1 of this project has classroom space, a small bookstore, a common area and office space for student support. There is also a food service area open to the public 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
This two-story building will be a half-mile from CNM's first Rio Rancho campus building, with a new road connecting both buildings. The estimated cost for the Phase 1 building is $10.5 million.
View/register for classes to be offered at UNM West.
Rapid Care Clinic
The University of New Mexico Medical Group is operating a Rapid Care Clinic on the second floor of UNM West. A family practice MD and certified nurse practitioner treat patients of all ages, prescribe medication, and can provide referrals to primary care doctors, urgent care or hospitals when needed.
Treatment services include: respiratory conditions (common cold, cough, allergies and sore throat); skin, hair and nails (minor skin infections, insect bites and minor sunburns); head, ear and eye (earaches, pink eye and styes); digestive and urinary; and other services (physicals, minor wound closure, various screenings and laboratory tests).
The hours of operation for this clinic are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. For appointments please call 272-4010; walk-ins are welcome.
Most commercial insurance plans are accepted (insurance co-pays will apply) as well as cash, Visa, and MasterCard. For self-pay patients who do not have insurance, treatment of common illnesses will start at $79. Procedures, laboratory work and physicals are priced separately.
Background information
On March 4, 2008, voters in Rio Rancho passed by a 63 percent margin a higher education initiative that added a ¼ of one percent gross receipts tax increase. With its passage, this initiative is expected to raise $20 million over its 20-year life span and help the University of New Mexico with infrastructure and land improvements to build a University of New Mexico West campus in Rio Rancho’s downtown City Center on 200 acres of land the university already owns.
UNM’s existing partnership with CNM will allow students to get a two-year community college degree with the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s, master’s or eventually a Ph.D. form UNM West.
Visit UNM's Web site to view the master plan for the UNM West campus.
View image of what full-campus build out is proposed to look like.
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