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Central New Mexico Community College

Central New Mexico Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Albuquerque, NM. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $8,366 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 19,095 and it offers 168 programs(28 online programs).
Graduation

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Central New Mexico Community College is $8,366 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Central New Mexico Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
81% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,435 (exclude student loans).
CNM 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$8,366
Average Financial Amount$3,435

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Central New Mexico Community College offers 168 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 9,303 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Central New Mexico Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate40168
Less than 1 Year Certificate5572,866
2 Years Certificate8842,155
4 Years Certificate2110
Total168129,303

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 168 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 2,866 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 2,155 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 4,114 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 168 completers-
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician✕9-
Public Health Education and Promotion✕30-
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant✕23-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕106-
Total168
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 44 completers-
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences✕44-
Architecture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕16-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 59 completers-
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist✕6-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕27-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕25-
Bartending/Bartender✕1-
Education [+] ✔ (1 completers) 197 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0-
Special Education and Teaching✕75-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕30-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕56-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕1-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔35-
Technical Teacher Education✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕9-
American Sign Language (ASL)✕6-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 214 completers-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management✕12-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✔202-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1,303 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕8-
General Studies✕1,295-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Sustainability Studies✕8-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕4-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Fire Services Administration✕0-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕13-
Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation✕6-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕2-
Electrician✕36-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 55 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕13-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕42-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Cabinetmaking and Millwork✕5-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 83 completers-
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology✕19-
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor✕64-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 40 completers-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕38-
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)✕1-
Metal and Jewelry Arts✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 372 completers-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist✕3-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕240-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist✕43-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕1-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕50-
Dietetic Technician✕10-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕25-
Business [+] ✔ 394 completers-
Business/Commerce✕236-
Business Administration and Management✕11-
Project Management✔19-
Retail Management✔3-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕66-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services✕1-
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation✔30-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕8-
Marketing/Marketing Management✔6-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✔13-
Construction Management✕1-
Total2,866
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers$23,700
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕0$23,700
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 84 completers$30,400
Computer and Information Sciences✕0$30,400
Computer Programming/Programmer✕11-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕1-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕42-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager✕0-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕25-
Computer Support Specialist✕5-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕0-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕0$20,300
Bartending/Bartender✕0-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕0-
Education [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Education✕0-
Multicultural Education✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0-
Special Education and Teaching✕0-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕0-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔0-
Technical Teacher Education✕0-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Surveying Engineering✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Laser and Optical Technology/Technician✕0-
Surveying Technology/Surveying✕0-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕1-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician✕16-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Language Interpretation and Translation✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕9-
Court Reporting/Court Reporter✕0-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1,630 completers$23,700
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1,630$23,700
General Studies✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Biotechnology✕11-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Sustainability Studies✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕6-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 5 completers$31,500
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕1-
Fire Services Administration✕0-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕4-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕6-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕5-
Electrician✕17-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber✕9-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕6$32,400
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕13-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician✕5-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician✕0-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician✕8-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕6$31,500
Welding Technology/Welder✕17-
Cabinetmaking and Millwork✕0-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕0-
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)✕0-
Metal and Jewelry Arts✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 54 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕14-
Dental Services and Allied Professions (other)✕0-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕0-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist✕0-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist✕14-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕21-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕5-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕0-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕0-
Polysomnography✕0-
Hematology Technology/Technician✕0-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist✕0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕0-
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician✕0-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕0-
Dietetic Technician✕0-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕0-
Business [+] ✔ 234 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✕80$33,200
Project Management✔0-
Retail Management✔15-
Accounting✕48$31,100
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕67-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕13-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services✕9-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕0-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕0-
Business Statistics✕1-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✔0-
Construction Management✕1-
Total2,155
2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✔0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Court Reporting/Court Reporter✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Biotechnology✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Electrician✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕0-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician✕0-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕0-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕0-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist✕0-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕0-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Accounting✕0-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕0-
Total0
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕11-
Architecture [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Environmental Design/Architecture✕6-
Architectural History and Criticism✕8-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Latin American Studies✔1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (1 completers) 71 completers-
Communication✔71-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 93 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕70-
Computer Science✕23-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 45 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕28-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕16-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕1-
Education [+] ✕ 137 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕0-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕76-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕57-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✕4-
Engineering [+] ✕ 42 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕39-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕0-
Surveying Engineering✕3-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Laser and Optical Technology/Technician✕0-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕4-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕10-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 71 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕18-
Human Development and Family Studies✕53-
Legal Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 47 completers-
Pre-Law Studies✔34-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕13-
English Language and Literature [+] ✔ (1 completers) 26 completers-
English Language and Literature✔26-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1,765 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕719-
General Studies✕1,046-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 35 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕27-
Biotechnology✕8-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 56 completers-
Mathematics✕56-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕5-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Chemistry✕3-
Geology/Earth Science✕1-
Physics✕3-
Psychology [+] ✔ (1 completers) 213 completers-
Psychology✔213-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 54 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕29-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕25-
Social Sciences [+] ✔ (4 completers) 260 completers-
Anthropology✔15-
Criminology✔81-
Geography✔3-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕7-
Political Science and Government✕25-
Sociology✔129-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Electrician✕17-
Building Construction Technology✕3-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber✕3-
Construction Trades (other)✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕8-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician✕6-
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (other)✕6-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕1-
Welding Technology/Welder✕17-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕1-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕12-
Art/Art Studies✕14-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 270 completers-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✔19-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕0-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕0-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕15-
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist✕6-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕25-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕0-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕8-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician✕16-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕8-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician✕15-
Health Services Administration✕2-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕156-
Business [+] ✔ (1 completers) 301 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕231-
Project Management✔0-
Accounting✕45-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕9-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕10-
Construction Management✕6-
History [+] ✔ 38 completers-
History✔38-
Total4,114

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 19,095 students are attending at Central New Mexico Community College. There are 315 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 585 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 (5.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 1,209 (full-time) and 685 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Central New Mexico Community College is 27% and transfer-out rate is 15%. The retention rate is 62% at the school.
CNM 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population19,095
Graduation Rate27%
Number of Faculty900
Student to Faculty Ratio20 to 1

Student Population at CNM

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 18,563 students enrolled into Central New Mexico Community College. By gender, 7,154 male and 11,409 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Central New Mexico Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Central New Mexico Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total18,5637,15411,409
Full-time4,5951,9412,654
Part-tme13,9685,2138,755
There are 4,814 White (25.93%), 518 Black/African American (2.79%), 9,976 Hispanic (53.74%), 398 Asian (2.14%), and 12,781 students with other races attending Central New Mexico Community College. 51 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Central New Mexico Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total18,5637,15411,409
American Indian/Native American1,228384844
Asian398153245
Black/African American518238280
Hispanic9,9763,7426,234
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander521636
White4,8142,0162,798
Two More558241317
Un-Known968341627
Non-resident Alien512328
Central New Mexico Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
8,161 students (43.96% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 5,579 students (30.05% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Central New Mexico Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Central New Mexico Community College
Number of Students
Total18,563
Enrolled Online Exclusively8,161
Enrolled Some Online Courses5,579
Not in Online Courses4,823
By age range, at Central New Mexico Community College, 4,930 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.56% of total students), 5,933 students are aged below 20 (31.96%), 823 students are aged above 50 (7.67%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Central New Mexico Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total18,5637,15411,409
Under 182,5911,1251,466
Age 18-193,3421,4051,937
Age 20-212,6181,0921,526
Age 22-242,3128581,454
Age 25-292,5729491,623
Age 30-341,7666241,142
Age 35-391,193401792
Age 40-491,346430916
Age 50-64712219493
Over 641115160

Directory and Accreditation Information

Central New Mexico Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1978 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Central New Mexico Community College.
525 Buena Vista Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM
505-224-3000
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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