▁Pre - Sch ool ▁ ▁Early ▁Child hood ▁Education ▁Center ▁( K inder g arten ) ▁ ▁Element ary ▁schools ▁▁ ▁C raft ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Joe ▁Stanley ▁Smith ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Mon ter rey ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Sun set ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁O cot illo ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Des ert ▁Will ow ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Middle ▁schools ▁▁ ▁Al ta ▁V ista ▁ 6 th ▁Gra de ▁Academy ▁▁ ▁P . R . ▁Ley va ▁Car ls bad ▁Inter mediate ▁School ▁ ▁High ▁schools ▁ ▁Car ls bad ▁Early ▁College ▁High ▁School ▁▁ ▁Car ls bad ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁Private ▁schools ▁Four ▁private ▁schools ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Car ls bad : ▁Fa ith ▁Christian ▁Academy , ▁Tr inity ▁Christian ▁Academy , ▁Parad ise ▁Christian ▁Academy , ▁and ▁St . ▁Edwards ▁Catholic ▁School . ▁ ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁University ▁has ▁a ▁branch ▁campus ▁located ▁in ▁Car ls bad , ▁offering ▁certificate , ▁associate ▁degree , ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree , ▁and ▁continu ing ▁education ▁programs . ▁N MS UC ▁has ▁a ▁student ▁population ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁ 1 0 4 ▁fac ulty . ▁Pre viously ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Car ls bad ▁Inst ruction al ▁Center , ▁the ▁campus ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁as ▁the ▁state ' s ▁first ▁community ▁college . ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁N MS U ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 .