NMT Residential Life strives to complement the educational and service goals of New
Mexico Tech by promoting personal growth and social awareness while enhancing student
learning. Joining with students, we strive to create safe and supportive opportunities
for the development of interpersonal and leadership skills in a residential environment.
Residential Life Shut Down Plan (This link provides the process for shutting down Residential Life housing if the
campus shuts down due to the pandemic)
NMT campus police maintain a solid force on campus with the size and experience that
could match many New Mexico towns. However, the NMT community is very safe and extremely
friendly, crime statistics are very low, with no violent or serious crimes. Crime
statistics can be obtained by contacting campus police. The city of Socorro also maintains a police force to keep the general public of
the town safe. New Mexico State Police also maintains a local presence, and have a
substation a few miles North of town.
Great Education
NMT is ranked among the top schools in the nation:
NMT graduates are actively recruited from all sectors and organizations of all sizes
from Intel Corporation, the United States Government, Sandia National Labs, PNM, and
dozens of of other businesses over multiple industries. For more info on employment
opportunities take a look at our Career Fair page.
Excellent academic environment
Tech students and professors are extremely friendly, and always willing to help.
Individual attention
Having a student-faculty ratio of 11:1, with 53.3% of our classes having fewer than
20 students, NMT is the perfect institution for students who want to have one-on-one
interactions/help from their professors.
Beautiful Scenery
(The view within Water Canyon, an outstanding range just outside of Socorro)
The amount of natural scenery in Socorro is outstanding, with Water Canyon a few miles to the East of campus, the Bosque Del Apache Refuge to the South, and
the Sevilleta Refuge to the North.
