Communication & Journalism at Central New Mexico Community College

If you plan to study communication & journalism, take a look at what Central New Mexico Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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.

CNM does offer online education options in communication & journalism for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

CNM Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at CNM

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

CNM Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

57% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communication & journalism associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication & journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at CNM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication & journalism graduates 40% 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 & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at Central New Mexico Community College. 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

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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