2026 Rankings · NM
Best Trade Colleges in New Mexico
29 ranked trade colleges in New Mexico out of 2,826 nationally
29
Schools in NM
21
Full Data Rankings
8
Partial Data Rankings
2,826
Ranked Nationally
Top Trade Colleges in New Mexico
Showing 1-25 of 29 schools
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#1 in NM
#55 nationally
#1
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.1
74.1 / 100
Completion 92%
72.9% complete programs Retention 89%
78% retained Productivity 83%
333 completions Enrollment 562
Programs 2 fields
#2 in NM
#81 nationally
#2
Complete Data Carrington College-Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 71.9
71.9 / 100
Completion 85%
65.8% complete programs Retention 96%
84% retained Productivity 85%
221 completions Enrollment 357
Programs 1 fields
#3 in NM
#241 nationally
#3
Complete Data San Juan College
Farmington, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 62
62 / 100
Completion 57%
37.9% complete programs Retention 71%
71% retained Productivity 48%
1807 completions Enrollment 6,452
Programs 25 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,464
#4 in NM
#253 nationally
#4
Complete Data Mesalands Community College
Tucumcari, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 61.4
61.4 / 100
Completion 80%
58.5% complete programs Retention 35%
62% retained Productivity 86%
361 completions Enrollment 563
Programs 15 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,512
#5 in NM
#384 nationally
#5
Complete Data Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 54.7
54.7 / 100
Completion 54%
36.4% complete programs Retention 29%
60% retained Productivity 59%
6624 completions Enrollment 19,342
Programs 30 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,632
#6 in NM
#507 nationally
#6
Complete Data Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Roswell, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 49.5
49.5 / 100
Completion 62%
40.3% complete programs Retention 15%
55% retained Productivity 54%
646 completions Enrollment 2,082
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,040
#7 in NM
#515 nationally
#7
Complete Data Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Albuquerque, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 49
49 / 100
Completion 76%
51.9% complete programs Retention 26%
59% retained Productivity 38%
51 completions Enrollment 215
Programs 10 fields
#8 in NM
#693 nationally
#8
Complete Data New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 40.6
40.6 / 100
Completion 18%
26.1% complete programs Retention 67%
70% retained Productivity 30%
475 completions Enrollment 2,235
Programs 14 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,440
#9 in NM
#697 nationally
#9
Complete Data Clovis Community College
Clovis, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 40.3
40.3 / 100
Completion 28%
29.1% complete programs Retention 19%
57% retained Productivity 63%
871 completions Enrollment 2,342
Programs 18 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,416
#10 in NM
#749 nationally
#10
Complete Data New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 38.3
38.3 / 100
Completion 65%
41.9% complete programs Retention 8%
50% retained Productivity 29%
98 completions Enrollment 463
Programs 1 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,200
#11 in NM
#789 nationally
#11
Complete Data Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 36.5
36.5 / 100
Completion 39%
31.9% complete programs Retention 26%
59% retained Productivity 11%
668 completions Enrollment 4,469
Programs 28 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,464
#12 in NM
#813 nationally
#12
Complete Data New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 35.3
35.3 / 100
Completion 13%
25% complete programs Retention 39%
63% retained Productivity 25%
1424 completions Enrollment 7,200
Programs 21 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,040
#13 in NM
#879 nationally
#13
Complete Data University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
Ranchos de Taos, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 31.8
31.8 / 100
Completion 34%
30.8% complete programs Retention 15%
55% retained Productivity 19%
157 completions Enrollment 896
Programs 15 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,004
#14 in NM
#902 nationally
#14
Complete Data University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Gallup, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 30.6
30.6 / 100
Completion 4%
20.5% complete programs Retention 19%
57% retained Productivity 32%
371 completions Enrollment 1,687
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,932
#15 in NM
#954 nationally
#15
Complete Data New Mexico State University-Grants
Grants, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 27.5
27.5 / 100
Completion 24%
27.9% complete programs Retention 22%
58% retained Productivity 18%
130 completions Enrollment 754
Programs 15 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,184
#16 in NM
#981 nationally
#16
Complete Data Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
Ruidoso, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 24.4
24.4 / 100
Completion 8%
23% complete programs Retention 1%
33% retained Productivity 59%
267 completions Enrollment 773
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,704
#17 in NM
#984 nationally
#17
Complete Data Luna Community College
Las Vegas, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 24.3
24.3 / 100
Completion 14%
25.2% complete programs Retention 3%
43% retained Productivity 18%
130 completions Enrollment 743
Programs 17 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,656
#18 in NM
#990 nationally
#18
Complete Data University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
Los Lunas, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 23.7
23.7 / 100
Completion 3%
19.9% complete programs Retention 22%
58% retained Productivity 9%
131 completions Enrollment 921
Programs 16 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,788
#19 in NM
#1002 nationally
#19
Complete Data Southeast New Mexico College
Carlsbad, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 21.5
21.5 / 100
Completion 8%
22.9% complete programs Retention 7%
49% retained Productivity 0%
115 completions Enrollment 1,431
Programs 21 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,776
#20 in NM
#1016 nationally
#20
Complete Data New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
Alamogordo, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 16.3
16.3 / 100
Completion 3%
19.8% complete programs Retention 5%
46% retained Productivity 0%
94 completions Enrollment 1,152
Programs 15 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,328
#21 in NM
#1019 nationally
#21
Complete Data University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
Los Alamos, NM
See the campus Public
Overall Score 14.6
14.6 / 100
Completion 16%
25.7% complete programs Retention 8%
50% retained Productivity 18%
61 completions Enrollment 349
Programs 11 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,096
#22 in NM
#1259 nationally
#22
Partial Data Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute
Albuquerque, NM
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 64.3
64.3 / 100
Retention 77%
93% retained Productivity 89%
115 completions Enrollment 96
Programs 1 fields
#23 in NM
#1382 nationally
#23
Partial Data Glitz School of Cosmetology - Santa Fe Campus
Santa Fe, NM
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 60.4
60.4 / 100
Retention 53%
83% retained Productivity 90%
45 completions Enrollment 35
Programs 2 fields
#24 in NM
#1553 nationally
#24
Partial Data A Better U Beauty Barber Academy
Albuquerque, NM
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 56.5
56.5 / 100
Retention 86%
100% retained Productivity 64%
38 completions Enrollment 46
Programs 1 fields
#25 in NM
#1641 nationally
#25
Partial Data Aveda Institute-New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 53.8
53.8 / 100
Retention 85%
97% retained Productivity 34%
96 completions Enrollment 161
Programs 1 fields
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