2026 Rankings · NM
Best Trade Colleges in New Mexico
28 ranked trade colleges in New Mexico out of 2,672 nationally
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#1 in NM
#48 nationally
#1
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
See all rankings for Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM
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Overall Score 74.7
74.7 / 100
Completion 93%
72.9% complete programs Retention 89%
78% retained Productivity 85%
333 completions Enrollment 562
Programs 2 fields
#2 in NM
#80 nationally
#2
Complete Data Carrington College-Albuquerque
See all rankings for Carrington College-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM
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Overall Score 72
72 / 100
Completion 85%
65.8% complete programs Retention 96%
84% retained Productivity 86%
221 completions Enrollment 357
Programs 1 fields
#3 in NM
#227 nationally
#3
Complete Data San Juan College
See all rankings for San Juan CollegeFarmington, NM
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Overall Score 62.5
62.5 / 100
Completion 58%
37.9% complete programs Retention 71%
71% retained Productivity 49%
1807 completions Enrollment 6,452
Programs 25 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,464
#4 in NM
#245 nationally
#4
Complete Data Mesalands Community College
See all rankings for Mesalands Community CollegeTucumcari, NM
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Overall Score 61.6
61.6 / 100
Completion 81%
58.5% complete programs Retention 35%
62% retained Productivity 87%
361 completions Enrollment 563
Programs 15 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,512
#5 in NM
#368 nationally
#5
Complete Data Central New Mexico Community College
See all rankings for Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, NM
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Overall Score 55.1
55.1 / 100
Completion 55%
36.4% complete programs Retention 29%
60% retained Productivity 60%
6624 completions Enrollment 19,342
Programs 30 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,632
#6 in NM
#483 nationally
#6
Complete Data Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
See all rankings for Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusRoswell, NM
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Overall Score 49.9
49.9 / 100
Completion 63%
40.3% complete programs Retention 15%
55% retained Productivity 55%
646 completions Enrollment 2,082
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,040
#7 in NM
#500 nationally
#7
Complete Data Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
See all rankings for Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteAlbuquerque, NM
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Overall Score 49.1
49.1 / 100
Completion 77%
51.9% complete programs Retention 26%
59% retained Productivity 38%
51 completions Enrollment 215
Programs 10 fields
#8 in NM
#671 nationally
#8
Complete Data New Mexico Junior College
See all rankings for New Mexico Junior CollegeHobbs, NM
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Overall Score 41
41 / 100
Completion 19%
26.1% complete programs Retention 67%
70% retained Productivity 31%
475 completions Enrollment 2,235
Programs 14 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,440
#9 in NM
#674 nationally
#9
Complete Data Clovis Community College
See all rankings for Clovis Community CollegeClovis, NM
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Overall Score 40.9
40.9 / 100
Completion 29%
29.1% complete programs Retention 19%
57% retained Productivity 65%
871 completions Enrollment 2,342
Programs 18 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,416
#10 in NM
#722 nationally
#10
Complete Data New Mexico Military Institute
See all rankings for New Mexico Military InstituteRoswell, NM
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Overall Score 38.7
38.7 / 100
Completion 66%
41.9% complete programs Retention 8%
50% retained Productivity 30%
98 completions Enrollment 463
Programs 1 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,200
#11 in NM
#773 nationally
#11
Complete Data Santa Fe Community College
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Overall Score 36.4
36.4 / 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
#791 nationally
#12
Complete Data New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
See all rankings for New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, NM
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Overall Score 35.4
35.4 / 100
Completion 13%
25% complete programs Retention 39%
63% retained Productivity 26%
1424 completions Enrollment 7,200
Programs 21 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,040
#13 in NM
#860 nationally
#13
Complete Data University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
See all rankings for University of New Mexico-Taos CampusRanchos de Taos, NM
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Overall Score 31.5
31.5 / 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
#881 nationally
#14
Complete Data University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
See all rankings for University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusGallup, NM
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Overall Score 30.6
30.6 / 100
Completion 4%
20.5% complete programs Retention 19%
57% retained Productivity 33%
371 completions Enrollment 1,687
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,932
#15 in NM
#934 nationally
#15
Complete Data New Mexico State University-Grants
See all rankings for New Mexico State University-GrantsGrants, NM
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Overall Score 27.1
27.1 / 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
#958 nationally
#16
Complete Data Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
See all rankings for Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegeRuidoso, NM
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Overall Score 24.6
24.6 / 100
Completion 8%
23% complete programs Retention 1%
33% retained Productivity 61%
267 completions Enrollment 773
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,704
#17 in NM
#963 nationally
#17
Complete Data Luna Community College
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Overall Score 24.2
24.2 / 100
Completion 14%
25.2% complete programs Retention 3%
43% retained Productivity 19%
130 completions Enrollment 743
Programs 17 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,656
#18 in NM
#967 nationally
#18
Complete Data University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
See all rankings for University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusLos Lunas, NM
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Overall Score 23.6
23.6 / 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
#980 nationally
#19
Complete Data Southeast New Mexico College
See all rankings for Southeast New Mexico CollegeCarlsbad, NM
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Overall Score 21.4
21.4 / 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
#994 nationally
#20
Complete Data New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
See all rankings for New Mexico State University-AlamogordoAlamogordo, NM
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Overall Score 16.1
16.1 / 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
#997 nationally
#21
Complete Data University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
See all rankings for University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusLos Alamos, NM
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Overall Score 14.6
14.6 / 100
Completion 16%
25.7% complete programs Retention 8%
50% retained Productivity 19%
61 completions Enrollment 349
Programs 11 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,096
#22 in NM
#1226 nationally
#22
Partial Data Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute
See all rankings for Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology InstituteAlbuquerque, NM
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Overall Score 64.4
64.4 / 100
Retention 78%
93% retained Productivity 89%
115 completions Enrollment 96
Programs 1 fields
#23 in NM
#1359 nationally
#23
Partial Data Glitz School of Cosmetology - Santa Fe Campus
See all rankings for Glitz School of Cosmetology - Santa Fe CampusSanta Fe, NM
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Overall Score 60.2
60.2 / 100
Retention 53%
83% retained Productivity 91%
45 completions Enrollment 35
Programs 2 fields
#24 in NM
#1502 nationally
#24
Partial Data A Better U Beauty Barber Academy
Albuquerque, NM
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Overall Score 56.6
56.6 / 100
Retention 87%
100% retained Productivity 64%
38 completions Enrollment 46
Programs 1 fields
#25 in NM
#1591 nationally
#25
Partial Data Aveda Institute-New Mexico
See all rankings for Aveda Institute-New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM
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Overall Score 53.5
53.5 / 100
Retention 85%
97% retained Productivity 34%
96 completions Enrollment 161
Programs 1 fields
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