Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), formerly Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, is the community college for metropolitan Albuquerque, New Mexico. TVI, as most locals referred to it, changed its name to Central New Mexico Community College, on June 2, 2006. In 1963, CNM (then TVI) was authorized by the New Mexico Legislature and voters approved its creation in 1964 to "provide adults with skills necessary for success in the world of work." CNM was administered as part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system, and its governing board was originally the Albuquerque Board of Education. Since 1979, a separate seven-member governing board has been elected by voters in the seven districts that collectively constitute CNM's Tax District. These areas include all of Bernalillo County, New Mexico (including Albuquerque), and part of Sandoval County, New Mexico (including Rio Rancho). The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accredited CNM in 1978, and the New Mexico Legislature allowed the school to begin granting degrees in 1986. CNM had essentially become a community college.