Nuclear & Radiological Technicians at Northern New Mexico College

Every nuclear & radiological technicians school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nuclear tech program at Northern New Mexico College stacks up to those at other schools.

Northern New Mexico College is located in Espanola, New Mexico and approximately 1,234 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nuclear & Radiological Technicians section at the bottom of this page.

Northern New Mexico College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Nuclear Tech

Northern New Mexico College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Rankings

Nuclear Tech Student Demographics at Northern New Mexico College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear tech majors at Northern New Mexico College.

Northern New Mexico College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of nuclear tech associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nuclear tech only graduates about 20% women each year. The program at Northern New Mexico College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 39% more women than average.

Northern New Mexico College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nuclear tech graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern New Mexico College with a associate's in nuclear tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Nuclear & Radiological Technicians

Nuclear & Radiological Technicians majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern New Mexico College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Nuclear & Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians	17

Related Majors

• Physical Science Technicians

Careers That Nuclear Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in nuclear tech 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 Northern New Mexico College.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM

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
• Image Credit: By JerryFriedman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.