New Mexico Career Academy

offering a range of informal, real-life ways to explore work-life possibilities
by bringing students together with ​"real-life people doing real-life things." 

​How do I create a life worth living?
What do I love? ...
What am I good at? ...
​What kind of work can I do? ...
What kind of work do I want to do? ...
 AND, what does an engineer actually DO, anyway? 

Goal:
Prepare our next generations for meaningful, productive and rewarding adult lives
by providing real-life learning opportunities for area youth to learn
about leading industries and career options here in New Mexico.​

Camps

A range of real-life learning camps offering a hands-on introduction to key regional industries and careers
in New Mexico.

Courses

Innovative and engaging courses to support student exploration of local career possibilities and pathways in NM target industry sectors.

Videos

A web-based collection of informal and informative personal interviews with regional and diverse New Mexico professionals.

Meet-Ups

Informal virtual and non-virtual events for students to meet with "real-life people doing real-life work"
in New Mexico..

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New Mexico Economic Development ~ Target Industry Sectors

​New Mexico Career Academy was initially developed as an in-person camp.
In the wake of the pandemic and in an effort to serve rural and urban students statewide,
New Mexico Career Academy is developing a range of hybrid learning options
and opportunities for both in-person, as well as online, engagement
including virtual and non-virtual camps, courses, and special events
​featuring a range of local careers in target industry sectors
identified as areas of economic development in New Mexico.

20-year Economic Development Strategic Plan

Career Library

Career Video Bank

Career Resources

~ New Mexico Careers in the Spotlight ~

Film

Green

S.T.E.A.M.

Tech

Health