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The University of New Mexico–Los Alamos (UNM-LA) in
Los Alamos, New Mexico Los Alamos is an census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, that is recognized as the development and creation place of the atomic bomb—the primary objective of the Manhattan Project by Los Alamos National Labo ...
, is a branch campus of the
University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...
. UNM-LA offers 14 certificate programs and 18 associate degree programs. In addition, UNM-LA offers a Dual Credit program, which allows high school students to take college classes, an adult basic education program for students seeking their New Mexico High School Equivalency Credential (the
General Education Development The General Educational Development (GED) tests are a group of four subject tests which, when passed, provide certification that the test taker has United States or Canadian high school-level academic skills. It is an alternative to the US high ...
(GED) or
HiSet HiSET stands for High School Equivalency Test. It is an alternative to a United States high school diploma and the GED and TASC test. The test was designed based on the OCTAE College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education. It is go ...
), and an ESL (English as a Second Language) program. Students often work part-time at
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (often shortened as Los Alamos and LANL) is one of the sixteen research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, ...
.


Campus

UNM-LA is located in central Los Alamos. File:University of New Mexico-LA.JPG, The east entrance to campus File:Campusfromsullivan.jpg , The campus from Sullivan Field File:Library-Tower.jpg , Library tower


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Official website
Los Alamos Public universities and colleges in New Mexico Los Alamos, New Mexico Buildings and structures in Los Alamos County, New Mexico Education in Los Alamos County, New Mexico Educational institutions established in 1980 1980 establishments in New Mexico {{NewMexico-university-stub