by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Luna Community College was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Luna Community College is also ranked #5 out of 24 schools in New Mexico.
Luna Community College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Luna Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
At Luna Community College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Luna Community College is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Luna Community College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 720 undergraduates at Luna Community College with 253 being full-time and 467 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Luna Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Luna Community College, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $3,808 a year. That adds up to $15,232 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Luna Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 336 Luna Drive, Las Vegas, NM 87701 |
| Phone: | 505-454-2500 |
| Website: | www.luna.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 35 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 21 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 20 | NA |
| Nursing | 17 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 13 | NA |
| General Biology | 11 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 11 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 4 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 4 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 3 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 421 students took at least one online class at Luna Community College. This is a decrease from the 452 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 421 | 216 |
| 2021-2022 | 452 | 193 |
| 2020-2021 | 312 | 109 |
| 2018-2019 | 160 | 62 |
Footnotes
*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.
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