Luna Community College
{{Short description|Public college in Las Vegas, New Mexico, US}}
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|president = Edward Martinez
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|city = Las Vegas
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Luna Community College is a public community college in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The college also has campuses in Mora, Springer and Santa Rosa.{{cite web|url=https://luna.edu/about/|title=About Luna Community College|website=luna.edu}}
History
The college was founded in 1969 as the result of a 1967 act of authorization by the New Mexico Legislature. Legislation to establish the school was sponsored by State Senator Ray Leger.{{Cite web|title=New Mexico SM41 {{!}} 2016 {{!}} Regular Session|url=https://legiscan.com/NM/text/SM41/id/1310256|access-date=2020-06-06|website=LegiScan|language=en}} The school was named "Luna Area Vocational Technical School" after Captain Maximiliano Luna, who was a Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives and a member of the Rough Riders. The name was changed in 2000 to Luna Community College.
In 2017, LCC faced losing its accreditation after a series of governance problems and allegations of nepotism and financial wrongdoing surfaced by the Higher Learning Commission. LCC managed to maintain their accreditation.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/11/21/luna-cc-faces-loss-accreditation|title=Luna CC Faces Loss of Accreditation - Inside Higher Ed|publisher=}} However, in November 2019, the Higher Learning Commission extended the college's probation, concluding that the institution remains out of compliance with two criteria for accreditation and meets five other criteria with concerns. In November 2020 the Commission reevaluated the college and removed its probationary status.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hlcommission.org/download/_BoardActionLetters/HLC%20Action%20Letter%20-%20Luna%20Community%20College%2011.11.20.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2021-08-08 |archive-date=2021-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808191952/https://www.hlcommission.org/download/_BoardActionLetters/HLC%20Action%20Letter%20-%20Luna%20Community%20College%2011.11.20.pdf |url-status=dead }}https://www.hlcommission.org/download/_PublicDisclosureNotices/20191122%20PDN%20Luna%20Community%20College%20Probation.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
References
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Category:Universities and colleges established in 1969
Category:Education in San Miguel County, New Mexico
Category:Two-year colleges in the United States
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