Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico · Also known as SFCC · Website
$38,005
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,005
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Santa Fe Community College is a public 2-year college in Santa Fe, New Mexico with 3,369 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $11,067 a year (tuition and fees $1,851 in-state, $4,131 out-of-state). 23% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $38,005 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,236 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,067
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,851
Out-of-state $4,131
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
23%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,236
About $140 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,005
Rank 3,050 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $11,067
- Tuition in-state
- $1,851
- Tuition out-of-state
- $4,131
- Cost of attendance
- $18,405
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 1.2%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,145
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,255
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,688
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,494 in 2015-16 to $1,851 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 3,369
- Part-time students
- 80%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 23%
- Retention rate
- 59%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 106
- Endowment
- $15.0M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,050 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 35 in New Mexico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NM median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,067 | $8,706 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,851 | $2,289 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 89% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 23% | 32% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 59% | 60% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,236 | $11,356 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,097 | $32,960 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,005 | $38,550 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 33% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 53% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
106 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate | Certificate | 59 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,631 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,365 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 43 | Withheld | $53,695 | $59,974 | $57,584 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,675 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | $42,546 | $56,073 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,790 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,673 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | $79,098 | $93,085 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | $39,834 | $51,122 | $48,733 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,346 | $47,660 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,288 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,656 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,283 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,799 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,223 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,572 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,605 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,705 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Santa Fe and New Mexico on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New Mexico
- Homes: Homes for sale in New Mexico
Questions and answers
How much does Santa Fe Community College cost?
$11,067 a year is the average net price at Santa Fe Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,851 for in-state students and $4,131 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $18,405. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,145 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Santa Fe Community College?
Santa Fe Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Santa Fe Community College graduates earn?
$38,005 a year is the median pay of former Santa Fe Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,097 after 6 years). That ranks 3,050 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 35 in New Mexico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $79,098.
How much student debt do Santa Fe Community College graduates have?
$13,236 is the median federal student loan debt of Santa Fe Community College graduates, about $140 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 1.2% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Santa Fe Community College?
23% of first-time, full-time students at Santa Fe Community College finish within 3 years. 59% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Santa Fe Community College?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (59 certificate graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (48 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (43 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 106 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.