← Help in Grant County

Needs school records or a copy of a diploma

Use when someone needs a high school transcript, a copy of a diploma or GED/HiSET, or college records, for a job, training, college, the military or an ID.

In danger right now: call 911. Crisis or thoughts of suicide: call or text 988. Not sure where to start? Call the Silver City Gospel Mission: 575-388-5071. Police, fire or sheriff, not an emergency: 575-388-8840 (Central Dispatch). Print our list of phone numbers →
These are the same steps our staff use when they help someone. "They" means the person who needs help: you, or someone you are helping. Go in order, and call ahead when you can.

1Find out what kind of record they need

You can ask"Did you finish high school, or get a GED or HiSET?"
You can ask"What school was it, in what town and state, and about what year?"
You can ask"Who wants the record: a job, a training program, college, or the military?"
You can say"These records almost never go away. We can find them."

2High school in Grant County

Call the school district office where they went to high school. Ask for the records office.
Silver Consolidated Schools
School district central office
575-956-2000
2810 N Swan St, Silver City
Cobre Consolidated Schools
School district central office
575-537-4010
900 A Central Ave, Bayard
Bring
  • Photo ID
  • full name used in school (and any other names)
  • date of birth
  • last year they attended

3GED or HiSET from New Mexico

First, try the place where they took the test.
If that place doesn't have it, New Mexico orders GED and HiSET records through DiplomaSender. It covers records back to the 1940s.
NM Higher Education Department - HSE Transcripts (DiplomaSender)not yet confirmed: call first
Copy of a New Mexico GED or HiSET diploma or transcript
855-313-5799
· Phone orders Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:00pm

4College records

Ask the college's registrar (records office) for a transcript.
Western New Mexico University
University main / toll-free line
800-872-9668
1000 W College Ave, Silver City

5Never finished school?

That's OK. A GED or HiSET is free to study for in Silver City.
See the guide "Wants a GED or to learn to read, write or speak English".

6Use the computer and mail

Silver City Public Library
Free computers, internet and Wi-Fi
575-538-3672
515 W. College Ave., Silver City · Mon-Thu 9am-6pm; Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-3pm; closed Sun
At the Gospel MissionRecords can be mailed to the Mission: Their Name, c/o Silver City Gospel Mission, 111 S. Texas St., Silver City, NM 88061.

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Questions, or want someone to walk through this with you? The Silver City Gospel Mission, 111 S. Texas St., Silver City, 575-388-5071, weekdays 9:00am-1:45pm. Everyone is welcome.