Mesalands Community College

Mesalands Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Tucumcari, NM. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $3,408 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 824 and it offers 9 programs.

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Mesalands Community College is $3,408 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.
Mesalands Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
12% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $7,117 (exclude student loans).
Mesalands CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$3,408
Average Financial Amount$7,117

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Mesalands Community College offers 9 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 355 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Mesalands Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate20262
Less than 1 Year Certificate105
2 Years Certificate6034
Total90355

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 262 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 5 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 34 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 54 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] 261 completers-
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)261-
Construction Trades [+] 1 completers-
Building Construction Technology1-
Total262
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 5 completers-
Computer Support Specialist5-
Total5
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] 28 completers-
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)28-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] 0 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician0-
Precision Production Trades [+] 6 completers-
Precision Metal Working (other)6-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Pre-Nursing Studies0-
Health Aide0-
Total34
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] 2 completers-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations0-
Equestrian/Equine Studies0-
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services (other)0-
Animal Sciences2-
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences0-
Education [+] 8 completers-
Education2-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching6-
Engineering Technology [+] 4 completers-
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)4-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 15 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)15-
Physical Sciences [+] 3 completers-
Physical Sciences0-
Paleontology3-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 4 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration4-
Human Services [+] 4 completers-
Social Work4-
Social Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Political Science and Government (other)0-
Construction Trades [+] 0 completers-
Building Construction Technology0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] 0 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician0-
Precision Production Trades [+] 0 completers-
Precision Metal Working (other)0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 3 completers-
Art/Art Studies3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 6 completers-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies3-
Health Aide3-
Business [+] 5 completers-
Business Administration and Management4-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry1-
Total54

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 824 students are attending at Mesalands Community College. There are 15 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 29 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 (8.33%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 52 (full-time) and 45 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Mesalands Community College is 52% and transfer-out rate is 3%. The retention rate is 58% at the school.
Mesalands CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population824
Graduation Rate52%
Number of Faculty44
Student to Faculty Ratio12 to 1

Student Population at Mesalands CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 745 students enrolled into Mesalands Community College. By gender, 466 male and 279 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Mesalands Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Mesalands Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total745466279
Full-time1025745
Part-tme643409234
There are 308 White (41.34%), 26 Black/African American (3.49%), 261 Hispanic (35.03%), 15 Asian (2.01%), and 395 students with other races attending Mesalands Community College.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Mesalands Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total745466279
American Indian/Native American1486
Asian15114
Black/African American26215
Hispanic26116299
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White308201107
Two More000
Un-Known1206357
Non-resident Alien000
Mesalands Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
126 students (16.91% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 447 students (60.00% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Mesalands Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Mesalands Community College
Number of Students
Total745
Enrolled Online Exclusively126
Enrolled Some Online Courses447
Not in Online Courses172
By age range, at Mesalands Community College, 84 students are aged 20 to 24 (11.28% of total students), 353 students are aged below 20 (47.38%), 62 students are aged above 50 (13.96%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Mesalands Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total745466279
Under 1823695141
Age 18-191176453
Age 20-21433112
Age 22-2441347
Age 25-2963558
Age 30-34423111
Age 35-39584513
Age 40-49836617
Age 50-64523814
Over 641073

Directory and Accreditation Information

Mesalands Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1999 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Mesalands Community College.
911 S Tenth Street, Tucumcari, NM
575-461-6600

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