The New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC ⊛ “nem-nek”) is a statewide collaborative of New Mexico’s state- and tribal-funded nursing education programs working together to advance high-quality, resource-efficient nursing education that meets the state’s workforce needs.
NMNEC member programs have collaboratively developed—and continue to refine—a common pre-licensure RN curriculum that supports multiple pathways into nursing. They also work together on initiatives that strengthen nursing education and respond to the state’s evolving workforce needs.
To support this collaboration, NMNEC has established NMNEC Support, a New Mexico nonprofit organization. NMNEC Support provides the coordination, faculty support, and administrative infrastructure that make this work possible.
NMNEC Support is fiscally sponsored by the New Mexico Community Foundation. To support NMNEC’s work, click 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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Donate to NMNEC Support
NMNEC has established NMNEC Support, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that is fiscally sponsored by the New Mexico Community Foundation. Through tax-deductible donations, NMNEC Support sustains the collaborative infrastructure that drives innovation across NMNEC member programs....
NMNEC Welcomes Dr. Kristie Buchanan to the Leadership Council
The New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC) is pleased to welcome Dr. Kristie Buchanan, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, Director of Nursing at Eastern New Mexico University, as a newly elected RN-BSN Advisory Member of the NMNEC Leadership Council. Dr. Buchanan’s...
NMNEC Leadership Council Approves Statewide Impact Brief and Key Message
The New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC) is taking another step toward communicating its statewide impact with the development and approval of two new resources based on the 2026 NMNEC report, Advancing Nursing Education Together — From Shared Curriculum to...
2025 NMNEC NCLEX Pass Rate Report Now Available
The 2025 NMNEC NCLEX First-Time Pass Rate Report is complete and available to NMNEC faculty. The report provides statewide and pathway-specific results to support program evaluation and ongoing efforts to strengthen nursing education across New Mexico. Key Takeaway In...
NMNEC Releases 2026 Report and Executive Summary: Advancing Nursing Education Together
The New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC) is pleased to share its 2026 Report: Advancing Nursing Education Together — From Shared Curriculum to Statewide Impact. A new 2-page Executive Summary is also now available, providing a concise overview of the...
Education Model
The NMNEC
Nursing Education Model provides multiple pathways into nursing education.


