For New Mexico Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $2,527 for New Mexico residents and $5,408 for out-of-state students.
Carrington College-Albuquerque has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $63,426 and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,095 among New Mexico Community Colleges.
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The average COA of New Mexico Community Colleges in 2025 is $14,399 for state residents and $17,280 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $2,527 | $5,408 | - | - |
| Books & Supplies | $1,298 | $1,298 | ||
| Room & Board | $6,054 | $6,054 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,520 | $4,520 | ||
| COA | $14,399 | $17,280 | $11,872 | $11,872 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Mexico Community Colleges is $2,527 for state residents and $5,408 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for New Mexico Community Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $1,722 | $569 | $4,414 | $564 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,726 | $582 | $4,485 | $576 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,796 | $585 | $4,614 | $610 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,782 | $682 | $4,589 | $684 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,818 | $709 | $4,700 | $707 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Mexico Community Colleges in 2025 is $74 for state residents and $184 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $70 | $172 | - | - |
| 2021-2022 | $70 | $173 | - | - |
| 2022-2023 | $73 | $179 | - | - |
| 2023-2024 | $74 | $181 | - | - |
| 2024-2025 | $74 | $184 | - | - |
The average living costs of New Mexico Community Colleges in 2025 is $10,574 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,889 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for New Mexico Community Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $4,369 | $4,892 | $9,180 | $4,314 |
| 2021-2022 | $4,406 | $5,142 | $9,254 | $4,393 |
| 2022-2023 | $7,608 | $4,788 | $9,976 | $4,346 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,021 | $4,414 | $10,768 | $4,638 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,054 | $4,520 | $12,067 | $5,822 |