Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico · Public

Of 28 assessed programs, 25 leave graduates out-earning a typical New Mexico high-school graduate (about $32,204/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 108 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$2,975
$30k to $48k	$3,721
$48k to $75k	$5,897
$75k to $110k	$8,453
$110k and up	$9,432
All families (average)	$4,621

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

28 of 136 programs could be assessed 21% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New Mexico high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$38,181	+$5,977	clears the bar	$5,130	0.9 yrs	1,245
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	$44,966	+$12,762	clears the bar	$7,083	0.6 yrs	306
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$49,371	+$17,167	clears the bar	$7,500	0.4 yrs	223
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$82,974	+$50,770	clears the bar	$8,666	0.2 yrs	185
Psychology	Associate's Degree	$42,666	+$10,462	clears the bar	$6,496	0.6 yrs	173
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,611	+$8,407	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	162
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$37,218	+$5,014	clears the bar	$4,500	0.9 yrs	150
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,861	+$16,657	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	133
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$66,902	+$34,698	clears the bar	$5,374	0.2 yrs	120
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$65,846	+$33,642	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$56,388	+$24,184	clears the bar	$8,125	0.3 yrs	71
Criminology	Associate's Degree	$46,346	+$14,142	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	$38,064	+$5,860	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$38,264	+$6,060	clears the bar	$5,900	1.0 yrs	46
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$73,292	+$41,088	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	$27,398	-$4,806	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$48,048	+$15,844	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$50,812	+$18,608	clears the bar	$6,800	0.4 yrs	33
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	$64,190	+$31,986	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$36,031	+$3,827	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$27,816 1-year earnings	-$4,388	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$57,199	+$24,995	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	$55,883	+$23,679	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$49,636	+$17,432	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$28,323 1-year earnings	-$3,881	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$44,483	+$12,279	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$60,397	+$28,193	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$51,497	+$19,293	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2,086
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	216
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	184
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	141
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	133
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	115
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	106
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	97
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	89
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	89
Sociology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	83
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Anthropology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
English	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Educational Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Air Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Political Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geography and Cartography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Construction Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Construction Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Environmental Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biotechnology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sustainability Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biotechnology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Woodworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Health	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Food Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Surveying Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Carpenters	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($32,204/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.