Communications at Central New Mexico Community College

If you are interested in studying communications, 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 Communications section at the bottom of this page.

CNM Communications Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communication Arts

Online Classes Are Available at CNM

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Associate’s Degree

CNM Communications Rankings

Communication Arts Student Demographics at CNM

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

CNM Communications Associate’s Program

57% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communication arts associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at CNM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% 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 arts graduates 39% 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 arts.

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

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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
Public Relations Specialists	920	$58,350
Editors	310	$44,370
Radio and Television Announcers	230	$35,590
Reporters and Correspondents	200	$49,230
Writers and Authors	70	$49,460

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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