Menu About Home / About Agency Mission To provide financial, academic, and policy oversight and support to the New Mexico public higher education institutions and our formal community partners for the purpose of promoting efficiency, accountability, and student success. Agency Goals To foster and guide a system of higher education that best meets the needs of people in our state. We do so by providing financing to, oversight of, and support for all of the state’s public universities, colleges, and state-sponsored adult education programs; regulating the state’s private, for-profit institutions of higher education, and by offering programs in which both public and private institutions may participate. History & Organization In 2005, NMHED was established as a cabinet agency in the executive branch as “a single, unified department to administer laws and exercise functions formerly administered and exercised by the commission on higher education.” The Cabinet Secretary of Higher Education is appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The Cabinet Secretary is the administrative head of the department and serves as the State Higher Education Executive Officer (SHEEO) and is responsible to the Governor for operating the department and administering and enforcing the laws with which the secretary or the department is charged. The agency includes the following divisions: Adult Education, GEAR UP, Private and Proprietary Schools, Indian Education division, Institutional Finance, Financial Aid, Data, and Public Schools Liaison. Divisions Adult Education Capital Projects Finance Financial Aid GEAR UP Indian Education Division Planning and Research Private Post-Secondary Schools Public Schools' Academic Affairs Data & Reports Adult Education Division Reports Data Collection and Reporting Data Reports NMHED Data Request New Mexico Longitudinal Data System (NMLDS) Sharing Data (instructions) Data Advisory Group Financial Aid COVID-19 Student Loan Relief Forms Grants Loan-For-Service Programs Loan Repayment Programs New Mexico 529 Education Savings Plan Residency Requirements Scholarships Students & Parents Academic & Financial Preparation for College Adult Education Closed School Transcript Requests Find a College or University High School Equivalency (HSE) Indian Education Division Internship Opportunities National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) Saving For College Student Complaints Resources for Schools Adult Education GEAR UP New Mexico Capital Projects Distance Education Authorization Finance Private Post-Secondary Schools Academic Policy Request for Proposals (RFP) Locations Santa Fe 2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4 Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100 505-476-8400 Accessibility | Sitemap | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Copyright © 2021 New Mexico Higher Education Department. All Rights Reserved. Website Design by Xynergy