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Northern New Mexico College

Espanola, New Mexico Public 4-year Town

Overview

Northern New Mexico College is a public four-year institution based in Espanola, New Mexico. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 1,425 students in fall 2024.

Northern New Mexico College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 33 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Elementary Education and Teaching. It awarded 282 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 52% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,425
Students enrolled
52%
First-year retention
282
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
33
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 33

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

Business, Management and Marketing 6
Education 4
Health Professions 3
Science Technologies 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology AssociateBachelor 12 graduates
Construction Trades 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Engineering Technologies 4
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Engineering 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1

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
52%
First-year retention, part-time students
30%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
99
Associate degrees
108
Certificates under 1 year
44
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
31

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,425
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,425
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,811
Full-time, 2024-25
34%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 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
12%
Hispanic or Latino
67%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
8%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
35%
Students taking some online courses
34%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Continental Athletic Conference
College President
Hector Balderas, JD, CFA
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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