Northern New Mexico College
Northern New Mexico College at a Glance
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About Northern New Mexico College
According to Wikipedia, Northern New Mexico College is a public college in Española, New Mexico. History Northern was founded in El Rito, New Mexico in 1909 as the Spanish American Normal School, with the original mission of providing teacher training for the area's Spanish speakers. The college's original mission and Constitutional charter makes Northern the first Hispanic-serving institution in the United States. Northern opened its Española campus in 1971 and expanded its mission to include technical vocational programs, eventually becoming the state's first designated community college.
Northern New Mexico College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 52% | 17% |
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 Northern New Mexico College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $6,400 |
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 Northern New Mexico College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Northern New Mexico College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $43,665 a year, and 77% 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.
Northern New Mexico College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 1,685 | 1,685 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Northern New Mexico College?
Northern New Mexico College is located at 921 Paseo de Onate, Espanola, NM 87532.
How Safe is Northern New Mexico College?
Relative to its enrollment, Northern New Mexico College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.28%. Espanola has a violent crime rate of 0.15% and a property crime rate of 0.30%. 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 Northern New Mexico College Known For?
Northern New Mexico College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Northern New Mexico College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Northern New Mexico 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
Northern New Mexico College ranks #959 in the U.S. and #2439 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesNorthern New Mexico College ranks #1739 in the U.S. and #8492 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesNorthern New Mexico College ranks #2006 in the U.S. and #7599 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesNorthern New Mexico College ranks #2075 in the U.S. and #6530 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesNorthern New Mexico College ranks #2454 in the U.S. and #8703 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesNorthern New Mexico College ranks #2919 in the U.S. and #6151 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesNorthern New Mexico College ranks #3060 in the U.S. and #11283 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesNorthern New Mexico College ranks #3215 in the U.S. and #11952 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesNorthern New Mexico College ranks #3908 in the U.S. and #13964 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees