Santa Fe Community College history

Fewer than 1,000 students enrolled when classes were first offered in September 1966.

The Northwest Campus, which opened in 1972, is set on 175 acres in Gainesville next to Interstate 75.

Under the provisions of the Learning Center Act [21-16A NMSA 1978], the members of the SFCC Governing Board also serve as members of the Learning Center (LC) District Board.

In early 1983, the New Mexico State Legislature approved a bill to provide 1.5 million dollars to fund the creation of a community college in Santa Fe.

Construction began on a permanent facility in 1984, funded by a 5 million dollar bond and donations.

The Davis Center opened in 2003.

Santa Fe Community College Foundation was established on August 16, 2004 after the submission of Articles of Incorporation and draft Bylaws to the New Mexico State Corporation Commission.

In 2009, Santa Fe Community College submitted a proposal to the NM Higher Education Department to establish a Higher Education Center (HEC) after a survey showed that a majority of local residents questioned would seek a higher degree if it were located in the city.

In 2010, SFCC District voters approved a bond measure, $12 million of which was earmarked to fund the construction of a facility for the HEC.

In March 2011, the New Mexico Legislature passed House Joint Memorial 9, authorizing the state’s General Services Department to sell to the college a tract of land for the center’s building site.

Doctor Sicko joined the Social Science and Humanities faculty at SFCC in 2013, having come from the Four Corners where he taught history at Diné College.