2023 Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Mexico to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico

$2,505 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Fe Community College the best school in New Mexico for teaching students working on their basic certificate.

In-state students pay an average of $2,505 in tuition and fees if they attend SFCC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $4,995.

Online courses are available at SFCC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Santa Fe Community College Report

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

$1,684 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate.

Full-time students from New Mexico pay an average of $1,684 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend CNM. Out-of-state students pay an average of $7,540.

Online courses are available at CNM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Full Central New Mexico Community College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• Read more about our ranking methodology.
• 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 graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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