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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (also called New Mexico Tech, Tech, and previously known as the New Mexico School of Mines) is a research university located in Socorro, New Mexico. World renowned for its undergraduate education.
History Tech is a small college focused on engineering and technology. Founded in 1889 as the New Mexico School of Mines, the Territorial Legislature laid as its mission to boost the state economy, and "train young mining engineers." In 1946 Tech began offering graduate degrees. The institute took its current name in 1951, but the change was not legally effective until 1960 when the name was changed by amendment of the New Mexico Constitution, Art.XII, Section 11. Research
Affiliated Scientific Agencies Princeton Review NSA The school is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE/IAE). This brings several major scholarships and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. School Culture Primarily an engineering school, New Mexico Tech is considered to be a nerd or geek college. Given this stereotype it is important to remember that this is a defining characteristic for the student population. While not every student fits in this blanket characterization, most do. Socorro is a small town, with very little traditional entertainment available. The school had a long tradition of hosting one way rivalries. Many years during the 49ers Homecoming weekend, groups of students would travel to the University of New Mexico to affix cottonballs on the lobo statue on campus. A group of students tried to create a fake rivalry with the Colorado School of Mines. The demographics vary quite wildly, especially in the early parts of the Fall semesters. The campus population has traditionally been predominantly male. While the male/female ratio has moved towards a balance, it still remains skewed. There are so many males on campus that several unofficial mottos have been created by the female population: The viability of Socorro, New Mexico as an economic force has increased in recent years. This has caused students to stay in the vicinity of the town. As a result, much of the population is composed of NMT graduates. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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