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Legal Professions at Central New Mexico Community College

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Legal Professions at Central New Mexico Community College

What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if Central New Mexico Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.

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.

  • 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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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

81% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 28% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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

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.

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