Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Central New Mexico Community College

If you are interested in studying biological and biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Central New Mexico Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 21,398.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

CNM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

CNM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at CNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at Central New Mexico Community College.

CNM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological and biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological and biomedical sciences only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at CNM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological and biomedical sciences graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central New Mexico Community College with a associate's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central New Mexico Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	27
Biotechnology	8

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Physical Sciences
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Computer Workers	1,250	$79,540
Computer and Information Research Scientists	770	$136,370

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
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.