Central New Mexico Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Central New Mexico Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $1,934 for New Mexico residents and $8,366 for other students on average. It offers 194 degree programs through 116 Certificate, 78 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 25 programs (11 Certificate, 14 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	525 Buena Vista Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM
Phone	505-224-3000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$1,934 Out-of-State$8,366
Student Population »	19,095 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	27%
Transfer-out Rate	15%
Retention Rate	62% (Full-time) 48% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$3,435
Students to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$34,000

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $1,934 for New Mexico residents and $8,366 for out-of-state students at Central New Mexico Community College. Its tuition & fees are more expensive than the average tuition ($4,986) over public community colleges in New Mexico.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Central New Mexico Community College. Then, we compare its costs to New Mexico community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	New Mexico Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$1,934	$8,366
Books & Supplies	$1,464
Off-Campus Living Costs	$12,848
Average Financial Aid	$3,435
Cost of Attendance	$16,246	$22,678
After Financial Aid	$12,811	$19,243
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$34,000

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	New Mexico Residents	Out-of-State Students
Central New Mexico Community College	$1,934	$8,366
Public Community Colleges in New Mexico	$2,344	$4,986
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,992	$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Central New Mexico Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 25 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 11 Certificate, 14 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	11	14	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	116	78	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Environmental Design/Architecture	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Architectural History and Criticism	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
American/United States Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Latin American Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
American Indian/Native American Studies	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Communication	NOT OFFERED	49 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	51 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	27 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	29 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bartending/Bartender	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	68 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	98 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	34 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surveying Engineering	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Solar Energy Technology/Technician	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Language Interpretation and Translation	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
American Sign Language (ASL)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	45 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pre-Law Studies	NOT OFFERED	30 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	1,058 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	338 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	533 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	43 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	29 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	157 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	38 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Criminology	NOT OFFERED	65 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	84 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Carpentry/Carpenter	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrician	73 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Building Construction Technology	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (other)	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	58 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	36 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	32 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dental Assisting/Assistant	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	279 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	79 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	215 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Retail Management	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	29 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	49 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	7 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 19,095 students at Central New Mexico Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 7,154 male students and 11,409 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	18,563	4,595	13,968
Male Students	7,154	1,941	5,213
Female Students	11,409	2,654	8,755

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Central New Mexico Community College, there are 19,095 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 13,374 students were attending classes through distance learning (7,860 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,514 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	19,095
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	7,860
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	5,514
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	5,721