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Luna Community College

Las Vegas, New Mexico Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Luna Community College is a public two-year institution based in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 743 students in fall 2024.

Luna Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 44 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Cosmetology, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching. It awarded 130 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 43% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
743
Students enrolled
43%
First-year retention
130
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
44
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 44

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 6
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Education 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Precision Production 2
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Engineering 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Construction Trades 2
Engineering Technologies 4
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
43%
First-year retention, part-time students
36%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
63
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
51
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
16

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
743
Undergraduates, fall 2024
743
Full-time, fall 2024
34%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,080
Full-time, 2024-25
26%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
59%
Men
41%
White
14%
Hispanic or Latino
79%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
43%
Students taking some online courses
24%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Carol Linder
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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