The Economic Impact of Dona Ana Community College in Dona Ana County in FY11

Dona Ana Community College (DACC) commissioned University of New Mexico?s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) to analyze the economic impact of its operation on the Dona Ana County economy for fiscal year (FY) 2011. BBER estimated conventional economic impacts of DACC using IMPLAN, an economic impact analysis model. The economic impacts of DACC arise from several sources including college operation and capital spending, out-of-county student spending and the additional earnings of DACC graduates and noncredit students who earn higher wages and salaries because of their education and who remain in the county after completion of their degree, certificate and training. (Doleswar Bhandari, Ph.D.)