by our College Data Analytics Team
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New Mexico Junior College was awarded 8 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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College Factual ranked New Mexico Junior College as #1,894 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when New Mexico Junior College held the #2,042 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 23 colleges in New Mexico, New Mexico Junior College is ranked at #16.
If you are worried about getting into New Mexico Junior College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at New Mexico Junior College is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at New Mexico Junior College is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At New Mexico Junior College this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,406 undergraduates at New Mexico Junior College with 735 being full-time and 671 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,140 | $4,882 | $4,950 | $8,211 | $5,488 |
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 New Mexico Junior College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At New Mexico Junior College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $2,868 a year. That adds up to $11,472 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at New Mexico Junior College is 16.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for New Mexico Junior College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5317 Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240 |
| Phone: | 575-392-4510 |
| Website: | www.nmjc.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,380 students took at least one online class at New Mexico Junior College. This is an increase from the 1,134 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,380 | 74 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,134 | 160 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,163 | 198 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,247 | 295 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,198 | 131 |
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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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