Otero College Ranking Badges

Otero JC earned 5 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 0 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #6 of 756 in Highest Paid Graduates for Nursing & Nursing Assistants, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 5 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 0
Highest placement: #6 of 756, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 63
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Otero College Earned?

Otero College holds 5 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	0
Top 10%	2
Top 15%	2
Total	5

What Is Otero College Known For?

Otero College is best known for Health Professions: 2 of its 5 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Nursing & Nursing Assistants, Agricultural Economics and Criminal Justice & Corrections.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Diversity (Rocky Mountains)	✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Agricultural Economics
Most Focused		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 1%
Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Top Ranked	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Most Focused		✓

How Does Otero College Rank for Veterans?

Otero College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,389 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 49%).

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Notes and References

The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Otero College appears in 63 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.