Legal Professions at Central New Mexico Community College
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 Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.
CNM Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Undergrad Certificate in Legal Professions (1 - 4 Years)
- Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
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 legal professions for the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
CNM Legal Professions Rankings
Legal Professions Student Demographics at CNM
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Central New Mexico Community College.
CNM Legal Professions Associate’s Program
CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 33% 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 legal professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 26 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
Legal Professions 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 |
---|---|
Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 34 |
Legal Support Services | 13 |
Related Majors
Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into
A degree in legal professions 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 |
---|---|---|
Lawyers | 2,970 | $105,910 |
Legal Secretaries | 1,820 | $37,640 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 1,310 | $48,050 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 470 | $49,800 |
Judges, and Magistrates | 320 | $82,460 |
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.