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New Mexico colleges: career services and alumni support

36 colleges in New Mexico, and the job market their graduates enter. A career services or alumni staff member can claim their college’s page and set up a free workspace.

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The New Mexico job market

  • 4.8%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed

  • 36

    colleges listed

    Source: IPEDS and the College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education

New Mexico workforce boards · New Mexico by county and city

Colleges in New Mexico

Colleges in New Mexico
CollegeCityTypeStudentsClaim
Brookline College-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerquePrivate for-profit 4-year542Claim page
Burrell College of Osteopathic MedicineLas CrucesPrivate for-profit 4-yearClaim page
Carrington College-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerquePrivate for-profit 2-year357Claim page
Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerquePublic 2-year15,203Claim page
Clovis Community CollegeClovisPublic 2-year1,309Claim page
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegeRuidosoPublic 2-year377Claim page
Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortalesPublic 4-year3,357Claim page
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusRoswellPublic 2-year1,300Claim page
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta FePublic 4-year334Claim page
Luna Community CollegeLas VegasPublic 2-year423Claim page
Mesalands Community CollegeTucumcariPublic 2-year411Claim page
Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpointPublic 4-year1,124Claim page
New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas VegasPublic 4-year1,451Claim page
New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorroPublic 4-year995Claim page
New Mexico Junior CollegeHobbsPublic 2-year2,175Claim page
New Mexico Military InstituteRoswellPublic 2-year331Claim page
New Mexico State University-AlamogordoAlamogordoPublic 2-year591Claim page
New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas CrucesPublic 2-year5,177Claim page
New Mexico State University-GrantsGrantsPublic 2-year356Claim page
New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas CrucesPublic 4-year11,946Claim page
Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanolaPublic 4-year926Claim page
Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerquePrivate for-profit 2-year562Claim page
San Juan CollegeFarmingtonPublic 2-year4,304Claim page
Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta FePublic 2-year3,369Claim page
Southeast New Mexico CollegeCarlsbadPublic 2-year469Claim page
Southwest University of Naprapathic MedicineSanta FePrivate for-profit 4-yearClaim page
Southwestern CollegeSanta FePrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteAlbuquerquePublic 2-year215Claim page
St. John's CollegeSanta FePrivate nonprofit 4-year368Claim page
University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusGallupPublic 2-year808Claim page
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusLos AlamosPublic 2-year218Claim page
University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerquePublic 4-year17,244Claim page
University of New Mexico-Taos CampusRanchos de TaosPublic 2-year377Claim page
University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusLos LunasPublic 2-year525Claim page
University of the SouthwestHobbsPrivate nonprofit 4-year346Claim page
Western New Mexico UniversitySilver CityPublic 4-year2,026Claim page

Higher education conferences in New Mexico

Conferences for college and university staff held in New Mexico: admissions, student affairs, advancement, institutional leadership. 3 with dates announced.

  • NMSBA Annual Convention

    Dec 3 to Dec 5, 2026 · Albuquerque, NM

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • NMHEAR Conference

    Feb 25 to Feb 26, 2027 · Albuquerque, NM

    Paid ticket. Registration opening soon

  • NMCA Annual Conference

    Mar 12 to Mar 13, 2027 · Albuquerque, NM

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • NMLA Annual Conference

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Las Cruces, NM

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Plant Biology

    Usually July (next dates not announced) · Albuquerque, NM

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

All conferences

Sources: college directory from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), 2-year and 4-year public, private non-profit and for-profit institutions; unemployment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. New Mexico unemployment benefits.

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