Communication & Journalism at Central New Mexico Community College

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at Central New Mexico Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

CNM Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communication & Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at CNM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CNM does offer online courses in communication and journalism for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

CNM Communication & Journalism Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at CNM

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

CNM Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism graduates 24% 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 communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism 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
Communication & Media Studies	71

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Public Relations Specialists	920	$58,350
Technical Writers	410	$76,640
Producers and Directors	380	$75,110
Editors	310	$44,370

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.