Central New Mexico Community College Trade Programs
Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.
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Central New Mexico Community College Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CNM.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards CNM has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#9 | Best Value Colleges for Health Sciences & Services | College Factual |
#10 | Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools | College Factual |
#16 | Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools | College Factual |
#16 | Best Value Colleges for Precision Production | College Factual |
#20 | Best Precision Metal Working Schools | College Factual |
#22 | Best Precision Production Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Central New Mexico Community College?

Contact details for CNM are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 525 Buena Vista Dr Se, Albuquerque, NM 87106 |
Phone: | 505-224-3000 |
Can I Afford CNM?
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $1,344 | $7,104 |
Fees | $306 | $306 |
Books and Supplies | $1,440 | $1,440 |
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CNM, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $3,317 a year. That adds up to $13,268 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CNM is 18.0%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
Central New Mexico Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 5,260 full-time undergraduates at CNM, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central New Mexico Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 123 |
Black or African American | 120 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,956 |
White | 1,342 |
International Students | 27 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 692 |
Over 10 countries are represented at CNM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Nepal, and Kenya.
Online Learning at Central New Mexico Community College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at CNM has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in New Mexico for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of CNM
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Central New Mexico Community College was 64.6%. This is the #440 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CNM regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CNM ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CNM.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Health Information Management | #20 | |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | #150 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Central New Mexico Community College Trade School Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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