Central New Mexico Community College

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#5718 / #1503
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.

Central New Mexico Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1503
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$2,136
Graduation rate
33%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
15,203

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Central New Mexico Community College Featured Rankings

About Central New Mexico Community College

According to Wikipedia, Central New Mexico Community College , formerly Technical Vocational Institute , is a public community college based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1964, CNM offers associate degrees, professional certificates, and training options.

Central New Mexico Community College's Online Degrees

AA in Business
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Criminology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Communication
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online

Central New Mexico Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
60%33%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Central New Mexico Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$2,136
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$6,422
30K - 48K$4,925
48K - 75K$5,605
75K - 110K$10,386
110K+$13,313

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Central New Mexico Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Central New Mexico Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $41,174 a year, and 79% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Central New Mexico Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
27,91527,915

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Central New Mexico Community College?

Central New Mexico Community College is located at 525 Buena Vista Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.

How Safe is Central New Mexico Community College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Central New Mexico Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Central New Mexico Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.08%. Albuquerque has a violent crime rate of 1.19% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 4.77%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Central New Mexico Community College Known For?

Central New Mexico Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Central New Mexico Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Central New Mexico Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Mathematics
#2664
World Rank
#2707
Historical Rank
#653
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #653 in the U.S. and #2664 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Earth Sciences
#2715
World Rank
#2728
Historical Rank
#702
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #702 in the U.S. and #2715 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

earth-science Degrees
Nursing
#2201
World Rank
#2201
Historical Rank
#846
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #846 in the U.S. and #2201 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Anthropology
#2623
World Rank
#2633
Historical Rank
#854
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #854 in the U.S. and #2623 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.

anthropology Degrees
Criminal Justice
#1734
World Rank
#1739
Historical Rank
#915
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #915 in the U.S. and #1734 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Engineering
#5176
World Rank
#5184
Historical Rank
#959
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #959 in the U.S. and #5176 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Biology
#4159
World Rank
#4180
Historical Rank
#974
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #974 in the U.S. and #4159 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Political Science
#4508
World Rank
#4517
Historical Rank
#1048
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #1048 in the U.S. and #4508 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Philosophy
#3967
World Rank
#4007
Historical Rank
#1203
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #1203 in the U.S. and #3967 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Business
#5071
World Rank
#5072
Historical Rank
#1387
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #1387 in the U.S. and #5071 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Medical
#4845
World Rank
#4846
Historical Rank
#1419
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #1419 in the U.S. and #4845 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
History
#4601
World Rank
#4611
Historical Rank
#1433
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #1433 in the U.S. and #4601 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Physics
#5629
World Rank
#5645
Historical Rank
#1471
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #1471 in the U.S. and #5629 worldwide for influence in Physics.

physics Degrees
Education
#6096
World Rank
#6098
Historical Rank
#1547
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #1547 in the U.S. and #6096 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Computer Science
#7198
World Rank
#7206
Historical Rank
#1818
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #1818 in the U.S. and #7198 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Law
#6495
World Rank
#6502
Historical Rank
#1993
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #1993 in the U.S. and #6495 worldwide for influence in Law.

Literature
#6708
World Rank
#6732
Historical Rank
#2139
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #2139 in the U.S. and #6708 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Chemistry
#7872
World Rank
#7878
Historical Rank
#2302
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #2302 in the U.S. and #7872 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Communications
#8518
World Rank
#8535
Historical Rank
#2311
USA Rank

Central New Mexico Community College ranks #2311 in the U.S. and #8518 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees