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Southeast New Mexico College

Carlsbad, New Mexico Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Southeast New Mexico College is a public two-year institution in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 1,431 students in fall 2024.

Southeast New Mexico College offers certificates and associate degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Registered Nursing, and Business/Commerce. It awarded 115 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 49% 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
1,431
Students enrolled
49%
First-year retention
115
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 42

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

Health Professions 9
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Education 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Precision Production 1
Engineering 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Engineering Technologies 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Communications Technologies 1
Construction Trades 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Science Technologies 1
Social Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 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
49%
First-year retention, part-time students
53%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
94
Certificates under 1 year
15
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
6

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,431
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,431
Full-time, fall 2024
18%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,999
Full-time, 2024-25
15%
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
61%
Men
39%
White
26%
Hispanic or Latino
57%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
25%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
President
Kevin Beardmore
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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