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Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico·Public, 2-year·Southwest·sfcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
23%
—
Total enrollment
4,469
peer median 3,222
Avg net price
$11,067
+$5.0k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
23%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

13.2pp gap
Pell recipients
31%21 of 68
Non-Pell (all)
18%16 of 90
No Federal Aid
18%16 of 90

Pell recipients here graduate at a 13.2-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 98 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 95 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
98
Passing
3
3.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

98programs
  • Passing3 · 3.1%
  • No Data95 · 96.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
95

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+59.6%
$49,346 vs $30,927
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+65.3%
$51,122 vs $30,927
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+201.0%
$93,085 vs $30,927

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$10,500 debt · $93,085 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1988Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 11

  1. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  2. Apr 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Mar 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,145
$30–48k$11,255
$48–75k$13,688
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$11,067
+$5,007vs Community College median $6,061
Federal loans
1.2%
In-state tuition
$1,851
Out-of-state
$4,131

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 792 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $359K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
792
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.6M
$3,593,794 total
Direct Loans
$359K
104 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$174K
56 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$185K
48 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 136 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
136
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.7%
2017
13.5%
2018
6.9%
2019
2.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Santa Fe Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs106
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

182 total completions
01Health Professions
5128.0%
02Business
3117.0%
03Education
2714.8%
04Visual/Performing Arts
168.8%
05Computer Sciences
147.7%
06Liberal Arts
116.0%
07Public Admin
105.5%
08Psychology
105.5%
09Precision Production
63.3%
10Agriculture
63.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,469
12-mo unduplicated
4,765
Undergraduate
4,765
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%1,801
Women
62%2,964

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
54.8%
White
29.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
5.3%
Non-resident
4.6%
Two or more
2.1%
Asian
1.6%
Black
1.3%
Unknown
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 3,478 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    65

    Santa Fe Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Santa Fe Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectSanta Fe Community College
    		23%—4,469$11,067Community College
    Clovis Community College
    		——2,342$3,230Community College
    University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
    		——896$9,165Community College
    Howard College
    		——4,101$6,147Community College
    Mohave Community College
    		——4,619$5,974Community College
    New Mexico State University-Grants
    		——754$68Community College
    Peer group median23%—3,222$6,061

    Institutions like Santa Fe Community College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Santa Fe Community College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Santa Fe Community College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (OPIE)
    Phone
    505-428-1000
    Address
    6401 Richards Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508

    The office responsible for reporting the official descriptive and inferential statistics data for the College.

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    Frequently asked questions about Santa Fe Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Santa Fe Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Santa Fe Community College?

    Santa Fe Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 23% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Santa Fe Community College?

    Santa Fe Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,469 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Santa Fe Community College?

    The average net price at Santa Fe Community College is $11,067 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Santa Fe Community College located?

    Santa Fe Community College is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508-4887.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Santa Fe Community College?

    Santa Fe Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (OPIE).

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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