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Southeast New Mexico College

Name: Southeast New Mexico College — Federal Education Data
Creator: Clema
Published: 2026-07-30
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Carlsbad, New Mexico·Public, 2-year·Southwest·senmc.edu

6-yr Graduation

20%

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Total enrollment

1,431

peer median 1,292

Avg net price

$5,734

-$933 vs Community College

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Outcomes Program outcomes Accreditation Cost Federal aid Loan defaults Academic programs Enrollment trends Campus safety Faculty Peers IR Office

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS

Overall completion

20%

Overall completion

20%

Full-time retention

49%

Full-time retention

49%

Pell equity

9.3pp gap

Pell recipients

26%7 of 27

Non-Pell (all)

17%9 of 54

No Federal Aid

17%9 of 54

Pell recipients here graduate at a 9.3-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 36 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

2.8% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

36programs

Passing1 · 2.8%
No Data35 · 97.2%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

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.

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

$33,240

$30,927

Same-State HS Median

+7.5%

+$2,313

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

+7.5%

$33,240 vs $30,927

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1950Next review Aug 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission
May 2015Renewal of Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission

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$5,147

$0–30k

$5,147

$30–48k$6,466

$30–48k

$6,466

$48–75k$6,176

$48–75k

$6,176

$75–110k—

$110k+—

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

Avg net price

$5,734

-$932vs Community College median $6,667

Federal loans

1.7%

In-state tuition

$1,176

Out-of-state

$4,008

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, 248 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $128K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

248

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$1.1M

$1,113,164 total

Direct Loans

$128K

31 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$49K

17 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$79K

14 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

The three-year default rate was 0.0% — below the 0.1% national rate.

Default rate

0.0%

-0.1pp vs 0.1% national

Borrowers in repayment

—

Defaulted

—

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

0.0%-0.1

0.0%-2.3

This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Southeast New Mexico College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs42

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

92 total completions

01Liberal Arts

2527.2%

01Liberal Arts

2527.2%

02Health Professions

2325.0%

02Health Professions

2325.0%

03Business

1718.5%

03Business

1718.5%

04Security/Protective

66.5%

04Security/Protective

66.5%

05Education

66.5%

05Education

66.5%

06Mechanic

55.4%

06Mechanic

55.4%

07Multi/Interdisciplinary

33.3%

07Multi/Interdisciplinary

33.3%

08Engineering

33.3%

08Engineering

33.3%

09Precision Production

22.2%

09Precision Production

22.2%

10Computer Sciences

22.2%

10Computer Sciences

22.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS

Fall total

1,431

12-mo unduplicated

1,999

Undergraduate

1,999

Graduate

Gender split

Men

39%771

Women

61%1,228

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic

57.4%

White

30.7%

Unknown

6.0%

Non-resident

2.4%

Black

1.5%

Asian

1.3%

American Indian / Alaska Native

0.6%

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

0.2%

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 · 1,171 students

3-year trend

0.732 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

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)

Southeast New Mexico College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Southeast New Mexico College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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
SubjectSoutheast New Mexico College	20%	—	1,431	$5,734	Community College
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus	—	—	349	$13,470	Community College
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo	—	—	1,152	$7,369	Community College
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College	—	—	773	$2,042	Community College
Frank Phillips College	—	—	1,801	$7,953	Community College
Redlands Community College	—	—	2,184	$5,964	Community College
Peer group median	20%	—	1,292	$6,667

Institutions like Southeast New Mexico College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Southeast New Mexico College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Southeast New Mexico College Institutional Research office

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

Office

Office of Research, Creativity and Economic Development

Reports to New Mexico State University

ovpr [at] nmsu.edu

Phone

+1 (575) 646-2481

Address

NMSU 3RES PO BOX 30001

The mission of the Office of Research, Creativity and Economic Development (RCED) is to advance university success in research, scholarship, and creative activity through exemplary service to the faculty, staff, and student corps.

Visit IR office page

Team

4 members

Patricia Sullivan
Interim Vice President for Research, Creativity and Economic Development
Alisha Giron
Associate Vice President, Research Administration
Tanner Schaub
Assistant Vice President for Research
Winnie Lee
Interim Director & CEO, Arrowhead Center

Frequently asked questions about Southeast New Mexico College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Southeast New Mexico College.

What is the graduation rate at Southeast New Mexico College?

Southeast New Mexico College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 20% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Southeast New Mexico College?

Southeast New Mexico College reports a total enrollment of 1,431 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Southeast New Mexico College?

The average net price at Southeast New Mexico College is $5,734 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Southeast New Mexico College located?

Southeast New Mexico College is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220.

Who runs Institutional Research at Southeast New Mexico College?

Southeast New Mexico College's IR work is done by the Office of Research, Creativity and Economic Development, which reports to New Mexico State University.

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.