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New Mexico has a historic opportunity to elevate our economy for generations to come and become a national leader in advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies.

But we can only seize this opportunity if we build the workforce pipelines to meet the moment.

I believe that moment has arrived.

Last week, Central New Mexico Community College joined Sandia National Laboratories and other community partners on a transformative public-private partnership focused on advancing innovation, workforce development and economic growth in New Mexico.

On a site next to Sandia鈥檚 publicly accessible Science & Technology Park along Route 66, CNM will help build an ecosystem where career exploration, education, workforce training, entrepreneurship and employment come together. Working closely with employers, industry and Sandia researchers who understand how emerging technologies will reshape the workforce, CNM will develop programs that prepare the skilled technicians needed to grow New Mexico鈥檚 priority industries. With advanced manufacturing as the focus, the campus will accelerate growth for target industries including advanced energy, quantum technologies, aerospace, national security and other emerging fields.

Location matters. The proximity to Sandia is key and will bring learners, educators, engineers, researchers, entrepreneurs and industry leaders into an innovation space to encourage movement of ideas from research to businesses, training programs and careers. This is the CAMINO Collaborative.

The workforce component is critical because our country faces a talent bottleneck. A major barrier to economic growth is not a lack of innovation; it鈥檚 a lack of skilled technicians to install, operate and maintain the systems that innovative businesses need to scale up.

Annual salaries for technician jobs often range from $70,000 to $95,000. Most of these jobs don鈥檛 require four-year degrees 鈥� industry credentials for these jobs can be completed in months. And most of these jobs are with employers who provide robust benefits.

CNM鈥檚 Quantum Technician Bootcamp demonstrates how this model works. Developed in partnership with Sandia, the immersive 10-week program prepares technicians to build and maintain systems supporting quantum technologies. Graduates are securing entry-level positions with annual salaries in the $80,000 range, and the skilled talent emerging from the program has been cited as a factor in quantum companies choosing Albuquerque. Graduates have been hired by global quantum companies and national employers with a growing local presence 鈥� from Qunnect and Quantinuum to Sandia and the U.S. Space Force.  

Another remarkable aspect of this bootcamp 鈥� one of many CNM offers 鈥� is that learners don鈥檛 need to complete prerequisites or have previous experience. Thanks to the New Mexico Legislature, financial assistance can cover up to 100% of the cost for our workforce training programs. The Quantum Technician Bootcamp and others will relocate to this collaborative site.

This is what real accessibility looks like 鈥� providing New Mexicans from all backgrounds a clear, achievable path to life-changing careers that strengthen families, communities and our economy.

The CAMINO Collaborative can generate opportunity and inspiration for people at every stage of their educational or professional journey. Students from Albuquerque Public Schools, Rio Rancho Public Schools and districts across the state will be able to explore emerging technologies and see themselves in careers they may never have considered.

CNM learners will be able to access accelerated training, leading quickly to quality jobs. They can also earn college credit through these programs and pursue advanced degrees at the University of New Mexico or other state universities. Current workers in our community can upskill, and career changers can enter a program with a clear understanding of the jobs and employers on the other side. 

Employers get a proven, reliable workforce training partner with experience quickly adapting programs as technology evolves. Entrepreneurs will have access to advanced equipment, prototyping technologies, business support and collaborators who can help move their ideas into the market. 

The CAMINO Collaborative will help New Mexico become a leader in frontier industries while making sure that the opportunities created here stay here. Technology may define the next era of economic growth, but it鈥檚 New Mexicans who will power it 鈥� when they have the training and pathways to put those technologies to work.

This November, New Mexicans will have an opportunity to advance this vision. Higher Education Bond 3 will be on the ballot and will strengthen infrastructure at colleges and universities statewide, including projects like this one. Importantly, approval of the bond would not raise tax rates.

I hope you will vote on Bond 3 and support this investment in our students and a more prosperous future for our state.

Tracy Hartzler is the president of Central New Mexico Community College.