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$FREE Intro to Welding
March 24- May 14, 2025 •  Monday & Wednesday • 5:30-8:30 pm
Register here  • Española Campus • Arts Annex-Metal Trades 
Beginning welding, safety, welding history, intro to oxygen acetylene cutting and welding, intro to arc welding, Intro to MIG welding, and intro to Plasma cutting. With Dean Moya 

$FREE Intermediate Welding
March 25- May 15, 2025 • Tuesday & Thursday • 5:30-8:30 pm
Register here • Española Campus • Arts Annex-Metal Trades 
Arc welding and MIG in different positions, (flat, vertical, horizontal and overhead) introduction to fabrication, blueprint reading, measuring and plasma cutting. With Dean Moya

Computer Literacy
March 25- May 15, 2025 • Tuesday & Thursday • 3:30-6:00pm
Fee: $100 • NNMC Española Campus • Limited amount of space
Overview of computer hardware, software, and the Windows or Linux environment. You will cover basic computer operating principles, file management, the using the Internet, along with an introduction to word processors, spreadsheets, and database programs.
Register here 

Traditional Spanish Retablo Painting
April 2 - May 21, 2025 • Wednesdays • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Española Campus • Arts Annex/Metal Trades Building
Fee: $160 • Supplies included
Register here
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.

• Drawing religious figures (saints)
• Practice using watercolors to paint figures
• Learning the use of gesso (commercial or homemade)
• The study of natural pigments (organic and Inorganic)
• Preparing wood panels for painting
• Painting a retablo with natural pigments
• Varnishing a completed painted panel with (commercial or homemade varnishes)

FREE Basic Wildland Fire Training
April 21, 22, 23, 24 + 28
Monday through Thursday + the following Monday (No class Friday) 
5:30-8:30pm • NORTHERN's Española Campus

Fee: FREE *May require a $50 deposit to hold enrollment.
Required: An assessment must be taken through Workforce Solutions that will be provided on campus. Date of assessment is still pending.

The program involves the integration of Information technology to support the management and suppression of wildfires. This includes the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for mapping and tracking fire progression, real-time data collection from drones and satellites for situational awareness, communication systems for coordinating response efforts and predictive modeling to anticipate fire behavior. These technological tools enhance decision- making, improve safety for firefighters and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of firefighting operations. Offered by NM Dept. of Workforce Solutions.
Register here 

FREE Entry-Level Driver Training, CDL Permit Prep
May 12- 23, 2025 • Monday - Friday • 5:30-8:30pm
NNMC Española Campus, AD 132 • Limited to 10 students • See details below!

• Federally mandated ELDT training in accordance with FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association)
• 35 ELDT chapters will be taught, as well as general knowledge, air brakes, and combination vehicles, in accordance with the NM CDL Manual
• Guidance on meeting all requirements to obtain ELDT training and a CDL permit
  Register here 

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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 - Española campus
• Introduction to Tai Chi - with instructor Chris Ng • El Rito campus
• Basic Wildland Fire Training - Española Campus
• Entry-Level Driver Training, CDL Permit Prep - Española campus
• Free Carpentry Camp – Job readiness for the Carpentry trades! See details here.
• Free Welding Camp – With job placement assistance. See details here.
  
  

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PREVIOUSLY OFFERED

• Business as Artists: FREE Workshop Series
  
• FREE Lineman Boot Camp - El Rito campus. See details here.
• Kernel to Tortilla: A Workshop on Nixtamalization and Masa
• Traditional Brush Technique Based on European Folk Painting
• Publish Your Own Book
  
• How to Use Chat GPT - An Intro to AI
• Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
• Pueblo Style Loom Beading
• Residential Wiring
• Traditional Spanish Retablo Painting
• 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