Central New Mexico Community College Overview

Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Central New Mexico Community College Known For?

• The student loan default rate at CNM is 4%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the undergraduate certificate is the highest award a student can attain at CNM.
• For the <nil> academic year, 35% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Central New Mexico Community College?

Contact details for CNM are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	525 Buena Vista Dr Se, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone:	505-224-3000
Website:	www.cnm.edu

How Do I Get Into CNM?

You can apply to CNM online at: https://www.cnm.edu/depts/enrollment/registration

Central New Mexico Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Central New Mexico Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CNM, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $3,706 a year. That adds up to $14,824 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CNM is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Central New Mexico Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,563 undergraduate students at CNM, with 4,595 being full-time and 13,968 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,595 full-time undergraduates at CNM, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central New Mexico Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	97
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	2,587
White	1,137
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	640

Over 10 countries are represented at CNM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Nepal, and Kenya.

Online Learning at Central New Mexico Community College

In 2020-2021, 13,740 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CNM has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in New Mexico for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of CNM

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Central New Mexico Community College was 64.6%. This is the #528 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CNM regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.