Best New Mexico Community Colleges (2022)
For the 2022 school year, there are 23 community colleges serving 66,050 students in New Mexico (20 public colleges and 3 private colleges).
For New Mexico community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $2,084 per year for in-state students and $4,620 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $22,613 per year (view national tuition costs).
The best top ranked community colleges in California include University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus, Central New Mexico Community College and University of New Mexico-Taos Campus.
New Mexico community colleges have a diversity score of 0.66, which is lower than the national average of 0.71 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 72% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 12:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(NM) School Average
American Indian
10%
Asian
2%
Hispanic
50%
Black
3%
White
28%
Two or more races
2%
Non Resident
1%
Unknown
4%
Top Ranked New Mexico Community Colleges (2022)
- College Location Students
- Brookline College-AlbuquerquePrivate for-profit4201 Central Ave NW-Ste J
Albuquerque, NM 87105
(505) 880-2877 452 students - 525 Buena Vista Dr SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 224-3000 23,096 students - 101 W. College Blvd.
Roswell, NM 88201
(575) 622-6250 487 students - 2800 N. Sonoma Ranch Blvd.
Las Cruces, NM 88011
(575) 528-7000 8,054 students - 705 Gurley Ave.
Gallup, NM 87301
(505) 863-7500 2,487 students - 4000 University Dr
Los Alamos, NM 87544
(505) 662-5919 912 students - 1157 County Road 110
Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557
(575) 737-6200 1,143 students - 280 La Entrada
Los Lunas, NM 87031
(505) 925-8500 2,196 students - 709 Mechem Dr
Ruidoso, NM 88345
(575) 257-2120 673 students - 52 University Blvd
Roswell, NM 88202
(575) 624-7000 2,256 students - 2400 North Scenic Drive
Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575) 439-3600 1,537 students - 1500 University Drive
Carlsbad, NM 88220
(575) 234-9200 1,921 students - 1500 Third Street
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 287-6678 813 students - 921 Paseo de Onate
Espanola, NM 87532
(505) 747-2100 1,119 students - 4400 Cutler Avenue NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 881-1234 708 students - Southwest University of Visual Arts-AlbuquerquePrivate for-profit5000 Marble NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 254-7575 22 students - Southwestern CollegePrivate not-for-profit3960 San Felipe Road
Santa Fe, NM 87507
(505) 467-6806 174 students
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