Hey @katwkittens praising UNM is my job!
@elodyCOH With a 34 ACT your son would be guaranteed the Amigo, but would be also eligible to apply for the UNM Regents’ Scholarship. The Regents’ is competitive, but it is a true full ride: full tuition & fees, full room & board plus an extra ~$2000 year for books, transportation and misc.
Additionally the Engineering College at UNM offers its own scholarships in addition to those offered by the university.
http://www.unm.edu/~soeschol/undergraduate_SOE.html
UNM’s engineering is ABET accredited and there are excellent internship opportunities available locally: 2 National Labs, the AF Research Lab, UNM’s med school & Cancer Center, Ethicon, The Mind Institute (brain imaging), LRRI etc. The engineering college offers a co-op program if he’s interested in that.