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Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Santa Fe, NM. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $4,995 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 3,266 and it offers 91 programs(4 online programs). By program type, it has 3 12-weeks certificate, 59 1-year certificate, 29 2-years certificate, and 69 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 583 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Santa Fe Community College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Santa Fe Community College is $4,995 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.
Santa Fe Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
51% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,136 (exclude student loans).
SFCC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$4,995
Average Financial Amount$3,136

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Santa Fe Community College offers 91 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, 583 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Santa Fe Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate3028
Less than 1 Year Certificate591262
2 Years Certificate29049
Total911583

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 28 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 262 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 49 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 244 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 [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician✕1-
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant✕3-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕24-
Total28
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Greenhouse Operations and Management✕9-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Broadcast Journalism✕0-
Radio and Television✕2-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕0-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕2-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕6-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕3-
Computer Support Specialist✕3-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕0-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 122 completers-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕0-
Special Education and Teaching✕17-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕25-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕30-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕48-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕2-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕1-
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician✕0-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕9-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕2-
American Sign Language (ASL)✕0-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 6 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✔6-
Child Development✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers$22,900
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary✕9-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Creative Writing✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕0-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕3-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Building/Property Maintenance✕0-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber✕1-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕3-
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Digital Arts✕2-
Interior Design✕0-
Graphic Design✕1-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕2-
Photography✕1-
Art/Art Studies✕0-
Intermedia/Multimedia✕1-
Sculpture✕0-
Printmaking✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 60 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕1$22,900
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✕0-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕22-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist✕3-
Clinical/Medical Social Work✕3-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling✕31-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕5-
Organizational Leadership✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕7-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕1-
Total262
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Agricultural Production Operations✕1-
Architecture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Architectural Technology/Technician✕0-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician✕0-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕2-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕0-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕4-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 8 completers-
General Studies✕8-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Building/Property Maintenance✕0-
Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕1-
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕0-
Welding Technology/Welder✕11-
Woodworking✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Commercial Photography✕0-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕0-
Interior Design✕2-
Fine/Studio Arts✕3-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics✕0-
Metal and Jewelry Arts✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕11-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕6-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕0-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕0-
Total49
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Greenhouse Operations and Management✕7-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Environmental Science✕0-
Architecture [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Architectural Technology/Technician✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Broadcast Journalism✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕8-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕2-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕0-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Education✕6-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕14-
Engineering [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕9-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician✕1-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕1-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕0-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕2-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✕3-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Pre-Law Studies✕0-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕9-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Creative Writing✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕0-
General Studies✕7-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕5-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Behavioral Sciences✕0-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Physical Sciences✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Psychology✕18-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕0-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕10-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Human Services [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Social Work✕17-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕2-
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕0-
Welding Technology/Welder✕1-
Woodworking✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Digital Arts✕2-
Design and Visual Communications✕1-
Commercial Photography✕0-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕1-
Interior Design✕0-
Graphic Design✕0-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕1-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕5-
Photography✕2-
Documentary Production✕0-
Fine/Studio Arts✕3-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕0-
Intermedia/Multimedia✕3-
Sculpture✕1-
Printmaking✕0-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics✕0-
Metal and Jewelry Arts✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 65 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕3-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕4-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕0-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕13-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕0-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕3-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕42-
Business [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕20-
Accounting✕8-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕0-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕0-
Total244

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 3,266 students are attending at Santa Fe Community College. There are 67 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 175 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1 (9.09%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 315 (full-time) and 199 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Santa Fe Community College is 25% and transfer-out rate is 14%. The retention rate is 52% at the school.
SFCC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population3,266
Graduation Rate25%
Number of Faculty242
Student to Faculty Ratio11 to 1

Student Population at SFCC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,266 students enrolled into Santa Fe Community College. By gender, 1,158 male and 2,108 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Santa Fe Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Santa Fe Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,2661,1582,108
Full-time682256426
Part-tme2,5849021,682
There are 1,031 White (31.57%), 43 Black/African American (1.32%), 1,683 Hispanic (51.53%), 50 Asian (1.53%), and 2,140 students with other races attending Santa Fe Community College. 136 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Santa Fe Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,2661,1582,108
American Indian/Native American20578127
Asian501535
Black/African American431924
Hispanic1,6835531,130
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,031407624
Two More472027
Un-Known692643
Non-resident Alien1363997
Santa Fe Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,467 students (44.92% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 718 students (21.98% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Santa Fe Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Santa Fe Community College
Number of Students
Total3,266
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,467
Enrolled Some Online Courses718
Not in Online Courses1,081
By age range, at Santa Fe Community College, 584 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.88% of total students), 1,082 students are aged below 20 (33.13%), 516 students are aged above 50 (15.74%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Santa Fe Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,2661,1582,108
Under 18694295399
Age 18-19388153235
Age 20-21303110193
Age 22-2428193188
Age 25-29332101231
Age 30-3427995184
Age 35-3922365158
Age 40-4925053197
Age 50-6425782175
Over 64259111148

Directory and Accreditation Information

Santa Fe Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1988 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Santa Fe Community College.
6401 Richards Ave, Santa Fe, NM
505-428-1000
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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