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San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Farmington, New Mexico, San Juan College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,452 students.

San Juan College offers certificates and associate degrees across 65 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant, and Instrumentation Technology/Technician. It awarded 1,807 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,452
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
1,807
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
65
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 65

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Engineering Technologies 5
Health Professions 15
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Construction Trades 1
  • Carpentry CertificateAssociate 55 graduates
Precision Production 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Education 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Social Sciences 1
Psychology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 3
English Language and Literature 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 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
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
41%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
553
Certificates under 1 year
435
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
809
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
10

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,452
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,452
Full-time, fall 2024
26%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,675
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
66%
Men
34%
White
33%
Hispanic or Latino
22%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
34%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
32%
Students taking some online courses
31%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Dr. Toni H. Pendergrass
Services and opportunities
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
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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