[1] New Mexico Junior College first opened in the fall of 1966, with a current enrollment of 3,375.

The campus is contained on 243 acres (98 ha) with over 331,400 gross square feet of building space, worth an estimated $37.3 million.

The college district within Lea County supports NMJC by a tax levy.

There are over 640 courses of study offered annually through NMJC's two instructional sectors: (a) Arts and Sciences and (b) Business and Technology.

The men's and women's basketball games are broadcast locally on KNMJ 100.9 FM.