Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico · Public

All 7 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New Mexico high-school graduate (about $32,204/yr). Another 99 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,145
$30k to $48k	$11,255
$48k to $75k	$13,688
All families (average)	$11,067

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.

7 of 106 programs could be assessed 7% 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
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,974	+$27,770	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$93,085	+$60,881	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,546	+$10,342	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$51,122	+$18,918	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$49,346	+$17,142	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Special Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$43,742 1-year earnings	+$11,538	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$54,610	+$22,406	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	91
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Human Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social Work	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Woodworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Associate's Degree	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
Journalism	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	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
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Behavioral Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Woodworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	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.