The Armand Hammer United World College
Tel: (505)454-4200
- The United World College-USA was founded in 1982 in Montezuma, NM through the philanthropy of the late Dr. Armand Hammer and is part of an international movement that now includes eleven two-year pre-university residential schools worldwide offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma curriculum plus a three-year tertiary college of rural development and agriculture in Venezuela.
- UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations, and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.
- We aspire to be a model international educational organization with significant impact on each of our learners to assume responsibility and demonstrate leadership for positive changes in the world.
- We continually seek imaginative, meaningful innovations in our programs, in how students develop academically, socially, and in their orientation to serve others.
- We share in the need to operate in a financially responsible manner, with all of us seeking ways to build a stronger institution so that the quality of our services is constantly improved and so that we continuously invest in better ways to deliver our mission.
- We realize our ideals by interacting with one another with mutual respect and a constant awareness of the many cultures which make up our educational community.
School Overview
| School Type | School with Special Program Emphasis |
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) State or regional independent school association Other school association(s) |
| Grades Offered | Grades 11-12 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 200 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 86% State avg.: 48% |
| Students by Grade |  |
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 18 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 11:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
Nearby Private Schools
- The nearest high school is Santa Fe Prep School (35.8 miles away)
- The nearest elementary school is Monte Vista Christian School (2.6 miles away)
- The nearest preschool is Childrens Garden Montessori (34.3 miles away)
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- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Las VegasMonte Vista Christian School(Mennonite)Grades: 1-8 | 15 students
2.6 miles
6 Pork Chop Dr
Las Vegas, NM 87701
(505)454-71752.61-8
15 - Santa FeGrades: NS-K | 20 students
34.3 miles
710 Old Las Vegas Hwy
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505)466-125134.3NS-K
20 - Santa FeThe Gentle NudgeDaycare / PreschoolGrades: NS-PK | 33 students
35.6 miles
1341 Canyon Road
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505)982-087935.6NS-PK
33 - Santa FeGrades: PK-6 | 158 students
35.8 miles
715 Camino Cabra
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505)983-162135.8PK-6
158 - Santa FeGrades: 7-12 | 318 students
35.8 miles
1101 Camino De Cruz Blanca
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505)982-182935.87-12
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