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New Mexico State University-Alamogordo

Alamogordo, NM Β· Public Β· 591 undergrads Β· website β†—

This is a regional campus of a university, not a standalone community college. Students here often β€œtransfer” to the main campus, which inflates the rate below relative to a true community college.

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

Not published

This college doesn't report a transfer rate to the Department of Education. That means unknown β€” not zero. Ask them directly.

Completed after transferring
not published

had finished a degree by year 2

Still enrolled after transferring
2.5%

still progressing at year 2

What it costs

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$6,714
$30,000 – $48,000$8,081
$48,000 – $75,000$9,132
$75,000 – $110,000$10,249
Over $110,000β€”
All incomes (average)$7,369

Outcomes

Completion rate
14%

at this college

Students with Pell grants
30%
Earnings @ 10yr
$39,067

after entering

Median debt
$17,095

at graduation

What students study

Business15%
Criminal Justice8%
Computer Science6%
Education6%
Visual & Performing Arts5%
Health & Nursing4%
Engineering1%

Best transfer rates elsewhere in NM

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally β€” confirm with both colleges before enrolling.