New Mexico

"TITLE 5 POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

CHAPTER 7 TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID
PART 19 REDUCED TUITION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
5.7.19.1 ISSUING AGENCY: State of New Mexico Higher Education Department.
[7/15/98; 5.7.19.1 NMAC - Rn & A, 5 NMAC 7.19.1, 7/31/05]


5.7.19.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective and purpose of 5.7.19 NMAC is to provide a guideline for implementing the Senior Citizens Reduced Tuition Act of 1984. The purpose of the act is to provide educational opportunities for senior citizens in New Mexico. Each public post-secondary degree-granting institution in New Mexico must grant a reduction in tuition to senior citizens upon request by the student. The charge will be $5 per credit hour.

[7/15/98; 5.7.19.6 NMAC - Rn, 5 NMAC 7.19.6, 7/31/05]"

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According to this information it is up to the senior citizen who is 65 or older to contact the institution of their choice and request a reduction in tuition.
4 Year Public Institutions in New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico University - http://www.enmu.edu/
Contact Info: 575.562.1011
@Portales
@Roswell
@Ruidoso
No tuition waiver information found for senior citizens.

Institute of American Indian Arts - http://www.iaia.edu/
Contact Info: 505.424.2300
No tuition waiver information found for senior citizens.

New Mexico Highlands University - http://www.nmhu.edu/
Contact Info: 877.850.9064
No tuition waiver information found for senior citizens.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology - http://www.nmt.edu/
Contact Info: 800.428.8324
Tuition discount for senior citizens on page 37 of this document.

New Mexico State University - http://www.nmsu.edu/
Contact Info: 575.646.0111
Tuition discount information for senior citizens for this institution.

Northern New Mexico College - http://www.nnmc.edu/
Contact Info: 505.747.2198
No tuition waiver information for senior citizens found.

University of New Mexico - http://www.unm.edu/
Contact Info: 505.277.0111
Tuition discount information for senior citizens.

Western New Mexico University - http://www.wnmu.edu/
Contact Info: 800.872.9668
Tuition discount information for senior citizens on page 11 of this document.

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2 Year Public Institutions in New Mexico

Central New Mexico Community College - http://www.cnm.edu/
Contact Info: 505.224.3000
Tuition discount information for senior citizens at this institution.

Clovis Community College - http://www.clovis.edu/
Contact Info: 575.769.2811
Tuition discount information for senior citizens at this institution.

Dona Anna Community College - http://dabcc.nmsu.edu/
Contact Info: 575.527.7500
Registration for senior citizen's is April 9th, you should call to find out about tuition discount.  Since there is a special registration, then there is probably a tuition discount.  I could not locate it on the website.

Luna Community College - http://www.luna.edu/
Contact Info: 505.454.2500
Tuition discount information found on page 32 of this document.

Mesalands Community College - http://www.mesalands.edu/
Contact Info: 575.461.4413
Tuition discount information for senior citizens found on page 3 of this document.

New Mexico Junior College - http://www.nmjc.edu/
Contact Info: 575.392.4510
Fee discount information on page 3 of this document.
Senior citizen discount request form.

New Mexico Military Institute - http://www.nmmi.edu/index.htm
Contact Info: 575.624.8066
No discount or waiver information for senior citizens found.

San Juan College - http://www.sanjuancollege.edu/pages/1.asp
Contact Info: 505.326.3211
Tuition discount for senior citizens at this institution.

Santa Fe Community College - http://www.sfcc.edu/
Contact Info: 505.428.1000
Tuition discount information for senior citizens at this institution.

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