PROGRAM NAME: Doña Ana Community College (NMSU): Adult Education Learning Centers, Adult Education Division (575) 527-7540
CONTACT: Dr. Deb McCormick, Program Director, ESL/Citizenship
CONTACT PHONE: (575) 527-7542
CONTACT: Don Dutton, Program Coordinator, GED-High School Diploma
CONTACT PHONE: (575) 527-7672
CONTACT: Stephen Degiulio
CONTACT PHONE: (575) 527-7641
WEBSITE: http://dacc.nmsu.edu
SERVICES OFFERED: Call for class schedule, information, and locations. Doña Ana Community College oversees several learning centers in the county, including centers in Las Cruces, Anthony, Chaparral, and Sunland Park. See individual listings by town for more information. Below are the listings for DACC centers in Las Cruces.
PROGRAM NAME: Adult Education Division: DACC – NMSU
CONTACT: Sylvia Duran-Nickerson, AED Division Dean
CONTACT PHONE: (575) 527-7543
CONTACT: Susanna Navarrette-Rodriguez, Assistant Dean
PHONE: (575) 527-7741
CONTACT: Dr. Deb McCormick, ESL/Citizenship Coordinator
PHONE: (575) 527-7542
CONTACT: Don Dutton, GED Coordinator
PHONE: (575) 527-7672
CONTACT: Sephen DeGiulio, Literacy Services Coordinator
PHONE: (575) 527-7641
FAX: (575) 528-7065
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 3400 S. Espina Street, Room 160, Las Cruces, NM 88003
MAILING ADDRESS: DACC ABE MSC 3DA, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
TYPE OF PROGRAM: Adult Basic Education and literacy program in a community college. Satellite learning centers at the Gadsden Center, Sunland Park Center, and Chaparral Learning Center.
SERVICES OFFERED: Individualized education plans, and classes, including Adult Basic Education, English as a Second Language, U.S. citizenship preparation, and GED preparation (English and Spanish). Work readiness, student success, tutorial, and student support services.
SPECIAL POPULATIONS: Migrant workers, Southwest Counseling Center, TRESCO, White Sands, TANF Participants, Southern New Mexico and Otero County Correctional Facilities, Public Housing Residents, displaced homemakers, and incumbent workers.
COMMUNITIES SERVED: Doña Ana County, Las Cruces, Mesilla Park, Mesilla, White Sands Missile Range, Anthony, Chaparral, Mesquite, San Miguel, La Union, Doña Ana, Hatch, Sunland Park, La Mesa, Munson Senior Center, Berino, Chamberino, Del Cerro, and East Mesa.
PROGRAM NAME: Quintana Learning Center – Doña Ana Community College
CONTACT: Dr. Deb McCormick, Program Dir., ESL/ Citizenship
CONTACT PHONE: (575) 527-7542
FAX: (575) 528-7065
ADDRESS: Doña Ana Community College, Patricio G. Quintana Learning Center, Room 160; 3400 South Espina Street, Las Cruces, NM 88003
TYPE OF PROGRAM: This Adult Education and literacy program is a satellite learning center of the Doña Ana Community College adult education program of New Mexico State University.
SERVICES OFFERED: Call for a schedule of classes, which may include at any given time Adult Education, English as a Second Language, U.S. citizenship preparation, and GED preparation (English and Spanish). Individualized education plans. Work readiness, student success, tutorial, and student support services. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Summer hours Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
COMMUNITIES SERVED: Las Cruces and Surrounding area.
PROGRAM NAME: Literacy Volunteers of Doña Ana County
CONTACT: Stephen DeGiulio, Literacy Services Coordinator
CONTACT PHONE: (575) 527-7641
PROGRAM PHONE: (575) 527-7544 or 800-903-7503 X7544
FAX: (575) 528-7065
WEBSITE: http://ReadWriteNow.org
MAILING ADDRESS: DACC Dept. MSC 3DA, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 3400 S. Espina Street, Las Cruces, NM 88003
TYPE OF PROGRAM: A community based volunteer program affiliated with and accredited by ProLiteracy.
SERVICES OFFERED: Offering one-to-one, small group, and class instruction for basic literacy skills in reading, writing, math, and English as a Second Language; volunteer tutor training in basic, ESL, and small group tutoring, as well as volunteer training in assessment, throughout Doña Ana County.
SPECIAL POPULATIONS: Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility (SNMCF), State Department of Education Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), community based services for disabled or homeless persons, New Mexico Works Life and Work Skills Program, Community Action Agency, Doña Ana County Detention Center, TRESCO, Anthony Women’s Intercultural Center, Mesquite Learning Center, (and DACC’s El Milagro Service Learning Center Initiative.) Call Sylvia Nikerson (575) 527-7543.
PROGRAM NAME: HELP – NM (Southwestern Region)
CONTACT: Rosa Lopez, Southwest Regional Manager
CONTACT PHONE: (575) 526-2402
FAX: (575) 522-9015
WEBSITE: www.helpnm.com
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 2801 Missouri, Suite # 25, Las Cruces, NM 88011
TYPE OF PROGRAM: Community-based organization serving economically disadvantaged youth and adults.
SERVICES OFFERED: Workforce training programs for migrant and seasonal farm workers and emergency assistance. Classes include: English as a Second Language, GED preparation, and labor market orientation. Adult Basic Education referrals and work experience or on the job training are offered. Other trainings offered are: financial literacy, career exploration, WRAT-TABE, classroom, pesticide/heat stress. See the web site for a complete listing of HELP New Mexico services
COMMUNITIES SERVED: Hidalgo, Catron, Doña Ana, Sierra and Grant.
PROGRAM NAME: High School Equivalency Program (HEP)
CONTACT: Annaliza Gourneau
CONTACT PHONE: 575-532-1536
WEBSITE: www.helpnm.com
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 2801 Missouri, Suite # 38, Las Cruces, NM 88011
TYPE OF PROGRAM: GED services for migrant/seasonal farm workers and dependents. GED in Spanish is also available.
SERVICES OFFERED: Provides support to migrant and seasonal farmworker students to enroll and successfully complete their General Educational Development (GED) credential as well as offer resources for their enrollment in higher education, the military, or upgrade their employment
SPECIAL POPULATIONS: Farm workers and agricultural families 16 years of age and older.
COMMUNITIES SERVED: Dona Ana and Luna counties.
PROGRAM NAME: Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility
CONTACT: Joyce Fielder
CONTACT PHONE: (575) 523-3271 or (575) 523-3398
FAX: (575) 523-3398
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 639, Las Cruces, NM 88004
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 1983 Joe R. Silva Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88004
TYPE OF PROGRAM: Adult Basic Education in a correctional facility.
SERVICES OFFERED: One-on-one instruction in basic literacy, ABE, ESL, GED preparation, pre-vocational, life skills, vocational training, pre-release program, post secondary academic studies, and special needs classes.
