Top New Mexico Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 23 top community colleges located throughout New Mexico (19 public colleges and 4 private colleges), serving 78,344 students.
- 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).
- New Mexico community colleges have a diversity score of 0.67, which is higher than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 65% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 30:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(NM) School Average
American Indian
10%
Asian
2%
Hispanic
44%
Black
2%
White
35%
Two or more races
1%
Non Resident
1%
Unknown
5%
Top New Mexico Community Colleges by Town (2018-19)
- College Location Students
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Brookline College-AlbuquerquePrivate, for profit4201 Central Ave NW-Ste J
Albuquerque, NM 87105
(505)880-2877 357 students -
525 Buena Vista SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505)224-3000 26,771 students -
52 University Blvd
Roswell, NM 88202
5756247000 3,303 students -
709 Mechem Dr
Ruidoso, NM 88345
(575)257-2120 895 students -
2400 North Scenic Drive
Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575)439-3600 2,095 students -
1500 University Dr
Carlsbad, NM 88220
(575)234-9200 1,852 students -
1500 N. Third Street
Grants, NM 87020
(505)287-6678 942 students -
2800 Sonoma Ranch Blvd.
Las Cruces, NM 88011
(800)903-7503 8,340 students -
Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerquePrivate, for profit4400 Cutler Avenue NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505)881-1234 892 students -
Southwest University of Visual Arts-AlbuquerquePrivate, for profit5000 Marble NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505)254-7575 202 students -
Southwestern College (Santa Fe)Private, non-profit3960 San Felipe
Santa Fe, NM 87507
(505)467-6821 162 students -
705 Gurley Ave.
Gallup, NM 87301
(505)863-7500 2,384 students -
4000 University Dr
Los Alamos, NM 87544
(505)662-5919 848 students -
1157 County Road 110
Ranchos De Taos, NM 87557
(575)737-6200 1,793 students -
280 La Entrada
Los Lunas, NM 87031
(505)925-8500 2,321 students
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