Albuquerque, New Mexico · Public · 2-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Central New Mexico Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 19,342 students.
Central New Mexico Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 133 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 6,624 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
19,342
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
6,624
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
133
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 133
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
47%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
2,859
Certificates under 1 year
2,107
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,658
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
19,342
Undergraduates, fall 2024
19,342
Full-time, fall 2024
24%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
28,593
Full-time, 2024-25
18%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
61%
Men
39%
White
25%
Hispanic or Latino
54%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
41%
Students taking some online courses
37%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Trimester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Tracy Hartzler
Services and opportunities
ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization