New Mexico Military Institute NMMI | |
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![]() Statue in Bronco Plaza | |
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101 West College Blvd. , , 88201 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°24′36″N 104°31′29″W / 33.409896°N 104.524698°W |
Information | |
School type | High School & Junior College (Military) |
Motto | Duty, Honor, Achievement |
Religious affiliation(s) | Non-denominational |
Founded | 1891 |
Founder | Joseph C. Lea, Robert S. Goss |
NCES District ID | 350225000984 |
Grades | High School (9-12), Junior College (Freshman-Sophomore) |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age range | 13-23 |
Number of students | 914 |
Average class size | 15 |
Campus size | 300 acres (1.2 km2) |
Campus type | City |
Color(s) | Scarlet and Black |
Nickname | The Old Post |
Team name | Broncos (college), Colts (high school) |
Accreditation | AdvancED Commission |
President/Superintendent | Brigadier General Voris McBurnette (U.S. Army Ret.) |
Website | www |
New Mexico Military Institute Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Nineteenth and N. Main Sts., College Blvd. and Kentucky Ave., Roswell, New Mexico |
Area | 64 acres (26 ha) |
Built | 1907 |
Architect | I.H. Rapp, et al. |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Roswell New Mexico MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 87000907[1] |
NMSRCP No. | 1008 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 7, 1987 |
Designated NMSRCP | June 8, 1984 |
New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) is a public military junior college and high school in Roswell, New Mexico. Founded in 1891, NMMI operates under the auspices of the State of New Mexico, under a dedicated Board of Regents that reports to the Governor of New Mexico. Located in downtown Roswell, NMMI enrolls nearly 1,000 cadets at the junior college and high school levels each year. NMMI is the only state-supported military college located in the western United States and has many notable alumni who have served at senior levels in the military and private sector.
The school's two-year Army ROTC Early Commissioning Program (ECP) commissions approximately 30 cadets annually as U.S. Army second lieutenants, and almost 100 cadets each year go to one of the five United States Service academies.[2]
The Cadet Honor Code, which was unanimously voted into place by the Corps of Cadets in 1921, states, "A Cadet Will Not Lie, Cheat, or Steal, Nor Tolerate Those Who Do" and is administered by an honor board of cadets, advised by cadre and staff. The school's athletic teams are the Broncos (junior college) and the Colts (high school), and its colors are scarlet and black.