Howard College (howardcollege.edu), also called Howard County Junior College, is a two-year community college and its main campus is in Big Spring. Satellite campuses are in San Angelo and Lamesa. Degrees include an Associate of Arts and Sciences, Associate of Applied Science and Associate of Arts in Teaching. Howard College was founded in 1945.
With campuses in El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Anamarc (anamarc.edu) is a two-year vocational and community college with an emphasis health sciences. Programs include training for medical assistants, occupational therapist assistants and vocational nurses. The school was founded in 2000.
St. John's College (stjohnscollege.edu) is a private, four-year higher learning institute in Santa Fe. The history of this college dates back to 1696, when it was founded as King William's School in Annapolis, Maryland. St. John's established its Santa Fe campus in 1964. All students must go through the school's "Great Books" program, a collection of Western civilization literary works.
Founded in 1893, New Mexico Highlands University (nmhu.edu) is a small, public university in Las Vegas, approximately two hours east of Santa Fe. This university offers undergraduate degrees in social work, business, education and visual & performing arts.
Also referred to as TACDC (theartcenter.edu), The Art Center Design College's main campus in Tuscon and a satellite branch is in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bachelor degrees are available in fine art, photography, graphic design and animation. Graduates from TACDC have worked for companies such as CNN, Disney and Nike.
One of the smallest colleges in Arizona is Prescott College (prescott.edu), located in the city of Prescott. A satellite campus is in Tucson. This private, liberal arts college was founded in 1966. Prescott offers a "Limited Residency" program for Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees; this program allows students to obtain their degree from other regions of the United States.
Located in Durango, Fort Lewis College (fortlewis.edu) is a four-year public university and was founded in 1911. The history of the school dates back to 1891, when Fort Lewis College was a Native American boarding school in the 19th century. Bachelor degrees include adventure education, athletic training and mountain studies.
Adams State College (adams.edu) is in the heart of southern Colorado's San Luis Valley. Founded in 1921 as a teacher's college, this four-year state college features the William Porter Math and Science Hall -- named after the creator of E-Trade, Adams alumnus William Porter -- and the Leon Memorial Concert Hall.