Automotive Technology Certificate Program

Contact: Brittany Roembach

Public Information Officer, Corrections Department

Brittany.roembach@cd.nm.gov

505-382-3541

Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

NMCD to launch automotive technology certificate program

Partnership with The University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus

LOS LUNAS – The New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) is proud to announce its partnership with The University of New Mexico (UNM) -Valencia Campus to offer a certificate program in automotive technology. The new program will be available to eligible inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility (CNMCF).

The automotive technology program aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge and hands-on experience to have successful post-incarceration careers as:

Transportation engineers

Automotive engineer technicians

Electro-mechanical technicians

Auto master/service technician mechanics

Upon completion of the program the students will have the opportunity to take the national Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification exam.

The program is scheduled to begin in June at CNMCF.