Continuing Education (CE)
Community, Continuing Education, and Workforce Development Classes
For information or assistance, contact:
Cecilia Romero
Director of Continuing & Adult Education
(505) 747-5477 (office), (505) 692-3430 (mobile)
cromero@nnmc.edu
Virginia Cata
virginia_c@nnmc.edu
Business as Artists: FREE Workshop Series
August 30-November 22 • Fridays • 2-4pm
Register Here • NNMC Española & Los Luceros, Alcalde • Free
This 7 session series is designed to provide artists with the tools, systems, and
routines to create and run a successful art business. Topics include: Mindset & Brand
Value • Time Management, Planning & Prioritization • Business Basics, Bookkeeping
& Finance • Funding & Networking • Pricing & Protecting Your Work • Sales & Marketing
• Business & Flight Plans • More details here!
Traditional Spanish Retablo Painting
September 10-October 29 • 8 total classes • Tues • 12:00-4:00 pm
Also offered: October 8-November 26 • Tues • 12:00-4:00 pm
Register here • Arts Annex-Metal Trades • Española Campus • $160.00
Retablos are devotional paintings of religious figures on wood panels. This course,
taught by Rose Price, will include researching the history and the study of traditional
retablos and artists.
Traditional Brush Technique Based on European Folk Painting
October 2-December 11, 2024 • Wed. from 6:00-8:00pm
Register here • Española Campus • $130.00
Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
October 12-November 23 • Sat • 10-11:30 am • Instructor: Felicity Strachan
Register here • Student Center • El Rito Campus • $30.00
The course offers an introduction to different meditation techniques with a focus
on practicing and discussing those techniques together for better understanding. This
course strives to answer the questions: 1. What is meditation? 2. How do I do it?
3. What will happen to me if I meditate? 4. How do I create a meditation practice
in my everyday life?
Pueblo Style Loom Beading
October 16 & 17 • Wed & Thurs • 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Register here • Española campus • $175
This class will take students step by step, from beginning to end to finish a project
by the end of 5 hours of class time. Students will learn how to string a loom and
how to apply the beads on the loom so that they are securely fastened. Students will
also be taught about patterns and designs and follow demonstrations on how to count
while following a pattern.
Lastly, students will learn how to finish the project in two different ways. The first
technique will show students how to sew onto brass wrapped in buckskin for a bracelet
and/or students will learn how to apply sterling silver findings to finish a bracelet.
Introduction to Tai Chi
October 18-November 22 • Fri • 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Register here • El Rito Campus • $40.00
Kernel to Tortilla: A Workshop on Nixtamalization and Masa
October 19, 2024 • Saturday • 10:00am-2:00pm
Register here • El Rito Campus, Cafeteria • Fee: $100
Hands-on cooking class. Take all the recipes home with you! Instructor Andrew Fleisher
will walk you through:
- How to process local Blue Corn into masa, using a process called "Nixtamalization"
- Grinding corn into masa on metate, molino and hand-mill.
- Pressing fresh masa into tortillas, learn a few tips for making good tortillas.
- Making other masa-based foods like gorditas, pupusas, tetelas, etc.
- Using local, traditional, seasonal ingredients to make tacos
- Feasting on what you make!
Intro to Welding
October 21-December 13 • January 21-March 14, 2025 • March 24-May 16, 2025
Register here • Arts Annex-Metal Trades • $325
Intermediate Welding
October 22-December 12 • January 21-March 13, 2025 • March 25-May 15, 2025
Register here • Arts Annex-Metal Trades • Espanola Campus • $325
Entry-Level Driver Training, CDL Permit Prep
December 2-13 • Mon-Fri • 5:30pm-8:30pm • El Rito Campus Hazmat Bldg • $FREE • Limited to 10 students
Register here
Federally mandated ELDT training in accordance with FMCSA. 35 ELDT chapters taught,
as well as general knowledge, air brakes, combination vehicles, in accordance with
NM CDL Manual. Guidance on meeting all requirements to obtain ELDT training and a
CDL permit.
RECURRING CLASSES - Stay tuned for new dates!
- Horno Construction - El Rito campus
- 3 Days to Better Golf Essentials - Black Mesa Golf Course
- 3 days to a Better Short Game - Black Mesa Golf Course
- Rio Grande Weaving - Española campus
- Spanish Colonial Wood Working - Espanola campus
- Introduction to Tai Chi - with instructor Chris Ng • El Rito campus
- Free Carpentry Camp – Job readiness for the Carpentry trades! See details here.
- Free Welding Camp – With job placement assistance. See details here.
PREVIOUSLY OFFERED
- FREE Lineman Boot Camp - El Rito campus. See details here.
- Residential Wiring
- Traditional Spanish Retablo Painting, with artist Rose Price
- New Mexico Boating Safety Education, with instructor Scott Chalmers
- Understanding the Fundamentals of Business Management & Administration, with instructor Ocelot Lopez
- Growing & Marketing Multiple Crops from Hemp
- Intro to Permacuture: A Look into Regenerative Living
Free Trade Camps Registration Forms
Online Medical & Healthcare Training at CareerStep
Northern New Mexico College has partnered with CareerStep to help students train for
rewarding new careers. Click here for the full catalog. Learn more at careerstep.com or call 1-877-225-7151 or email apinfo@ca
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