For New Mexico Community Colleges, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $2,438 for New Mexico residents and $5,203 for out-of-state students.

Carrington College-Albuquerque has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $61,578 and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,095 among New Mexico Community Colleges.

You can narrow New Mexico colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of New Mexico Community Colleges in 2024 is $14,219 for state residents and $16,984 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for New Mexico Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$2,438$5,203--
Books & Supplies$1,347$1,347
Room & Board$6,021$6,021
Other Expenses$4,414$4,414
COA$14,219$16,984$11,781$11,781

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Mexico Community Colleges is $2,438 for state residents and $5,203 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for New Mexico Community Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico Community Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$1,706$502$4,358$493
2020-2021$1,725$555$4,380$549
2021-2022$1,729$562$4,448$555
2022-2023$1,795$563$4,570$586
2023-2024$1,782$656$4,546$657
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Mexico Community Colleges in 2024 is $74 for state residents and $179 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for New Mexico Community Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$70$171 --
2020-2021$70$171 --
2021-2022$71$172 --
2022-2023$73$178 --
2023-2024$74$179 --

New Mexico Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of New Mexico Community Colleges in 2024 is $10,435 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,635 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for New Mexico Community Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for New Mexico Community Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $4,703$4,375 $9,274$4,701
2020-2021 $4,369$4,892 $9,318$4,312
2021-2022 $4,406$5,142 $9,435$4,385
2022-2023 $7,608$4,788 $10,107$4,343
2023-2024 $6,021$4,414 $11,119$4,516