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Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Santa Fe Community College is a public two-year institution in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 4,469 students in fall 2024.

Santa Fe Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 106 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Early Childhood Education and Teaching, Automobile, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 668 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% 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
4,469
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
668
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
106
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 106

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

Education 7
Health Professions 18
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Visual and Performing Arts 18
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Precision Production 3
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Construction Trades 3
Legal Professions and Studies 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Psychology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Engineering Technologies 9
English Language and Literature 1
Communications Technologies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Physical Sciences 1
Architecture 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 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
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
47%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
211
Certificates under 1 year
376
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
81

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,469
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,469
Full-time, fall 2024
15%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,765
Full-time, 2024-25
17%
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
62%
Men
38%
White
32%
Hispanic or Latino
52%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
20
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
49%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Becky Rowley
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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