Enrollment Trends at CNM

The student population at Central New Mexico Community College is 19,095 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 9,796 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.60 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

7,860 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 81.99% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 23,640 where 19,095 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.60 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in CNM than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central New Mexico Community College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	28,891	12,835	16,056
2014-15	26,771 -2,120	11,690 -1,145	15,081 -975
2015-16	25,805 -966	11,265 -425	14,540 -541
2016-17	24,781 -1,024	10,598 -667	14,183 -357
2017-18	24,442 -339	10,571 -27	13,871 -312
2018-19	23,553 -889	9,840 -731	13,713 -158
2019-20	23,096 -457	9,456 -384	13,640 -73
2020-21	21,398 -1,698	8,265 -1,191	13,133 -507
2021-22	18,563 -2,835	7,154 -1,111	11,409 -1,724
2022-23	19,095 532	7,337 183	11,758 349
Average	23,640	9,901	13,738

Central New Mexico Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 25.74% and the percentage of black students is 2.65% at Central New Mexico Community College. 1.95% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central New Mexico Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	2,062	510	986	13,371	88	9,295	616
2014-15	1,848	565	767	12,734	71	8,309	611
2015-16	1,775	503	682	12,601	53	7,799	574
2016-17	1,586	506	618	12,485	56	7,259	570
2017-18	1,589	541	654	12,509	55	6,924	567
2018-19	1,406	515	660	12,135	57	6,585	555
2019-20	1,422	530	608	12,338	60	6,176	633
2020-21	1,333	482	560	11,505	58	5,804	620
2021-22	1,228	398	518	9,976	52	4,814	558
2022-23	1,274	373	506	10,254	47	4,915	571
Average	1,552	492	656	11,991	60	6,788	588

Central New Mexico Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

7,860 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 41% of total students. The number of online students has increased 81.99% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central New Mexico Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	26,771	4,319	6,298	16,154
2015-16	25,805	3,483	5,074	17,248
2016-17	24,781	3,947	5,341	15,493
2017-18	24,442	4,230	5,549	14,663
2018-19	23,553	4,221	5,660	13,672
2019-20	23,096	4,551	5,616	12,929
2020-21	21,398	15,644	3,551	2,203
2021-22	18,563	8,161	5,579	4,823
2022-23	19,095	7,860	5,514	5,721
Average	23,056	6,268	5,354	11,434

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