Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today announced that eight New Mexico colleges will receive a total of $5 million to increase enrollment and graduation rates in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Education – Hispanic Serving Institution's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program.

"Many of the best jobs of the future will be in the areas of math and science. To ensure that New Mexico's workforce is prepared for the future, we'll need to put a greater emphasis on math and science education, and that's exactly what this grant funding will allow us to do," Bingaman said.

The funding has been awarded as follows:

• $615,226 – Eastern New Mexico University
• $777,154 – Mesalands Community College
• $869,556 – New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
• $274,439 – New Mexico Highlands University
• $717,605 – University of New Mexico Valencia Campus
• $869,092 – New Mexico State University – Alamogordo
• $358,758 – University of New Mexico
• $548,186 – University of New Mexico-Taos