Education at Central New Mexico Community College

If you plan to study education, 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 Education section at the bottom of this page.

CNM Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at CNM

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

CNM Education Rankings

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Education Student Demographics at CNM

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

CNM Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of education associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 35% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Teacher Education Grade Specific	133
Teacher Education Subject Specific	4

Related Majors

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

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	7,360	$22,180
Elementary School Teachers	7,260	$55,390
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Preschool Teachers	2,490	$34,100

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.