A. “Branch community college educational program”, for the purposes of N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 21, Article 14, includes either the first two years of college education or organized vocational and technical curricula of not more than two years’ duration designed to fit individuals for employment in recognized occupations, or both.

B. The calculation of full-time-equivalent student population for the purposes of N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 21, Article 14 shall include students enrolled in college-level courses and students enrolled in vocational and technical courses taught by a branch community college that is recognized by the instructional support and vocational education division of the public education department as an area vocational school or in courses that are approved by the secretary of public education. Students enrolled in a course the cost of which is totally reimbursed from federal, state or private sources shall not be included in the calculation of full-time-equivalent student population.