The New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC ⊛ “nem-nek”) is a New Mexico state nonprofit professional organization that provides curriculum and faculty support to its member programs—state- and tribal-funded nursing education programs that voluntarily collaborate to advance high-quality, resource-efficient nursing education to meet New Mexico’s nursing workforce needs.
Member programs have collaboratively developed—and continue to update—a common pre-licensure RN curriculum designed to support multiple pathways into the nursing profession.
NMNEC provides curriculum coordination and faculty support, along with the resources that make effective collaboration and ongoing innovation possible across its member programs.
The New Mexico Foundation (NMF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides fiscal sponsorship for NMNEC. To make a donation to NMNEC, click on the DONATE link above.
16 Locations
1 Curriculum
The Curriculum
The NMNEC statewide common curriculum was approved in 2012 and implemented in two schools that year. In 2020, the common pre-licensure curriculum has been implemented in twelve schools in sixteen locations providing transferability in all four quadrants of the state.
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NMNEC Now Accepting Donations Through the New Mexico Foundation
In late 2025, as NMNEC transitioned into a professional New Mexico nonprofit organization, the New Mexico Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, began serving as NMNEC’s fiscal sponsor. This partnership allows NMNEC to accept donations that support our work in providing...
2025 NMNEC Statewide Faculty Meeting a Success!
Despite limited funding for an in-person gathering, the 2025 NMNEC Statewide Faculty Meeting successfully brought educators together from across New Mexico in a fully virtual format. More than 95 faculty members registered, and 66 participants joined the continuing...
2025 Anita Reinhardt NMNEC Faculty Endowment Award
The New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC) is proud to announce Lorenzo Saenz, MSN, RN, CHSE, from Western New Mexico University, as the recipient of the 2025 Anita Reinhardt NMNEC Faculty Endowment Award. Lorenzo was recognized for his innovative work in...
New NMNEC Standards Review Subcommittee is Launched
In October 2025, the New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC) Curriculum Committee launched the NMNEC Standards Review Subcommittee to strengthen statewide alignment with national standards in nursing education. The new group includes representatives from both...
Education Model
The NMNEC
Nursing Education Model provides multiple pathways into nursing education.
Email: staff@nmnec.org
Mailing Address: 8235 Eddy Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109
Fiscal Sponsor for NMNEC