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Biotechnology Schools
in NM
Northern New Mexico College
Central New Mexico Community College
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Biotechnology Schools in New Mexico
New Mexico contains two schools that offer biotechnology programs. Northern New Mexico College, the highest-ranking biotechnology school in NM, has a total student population of 2,066 and is the 4938th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 2 biotechnology schools in New Mexico, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Central New Mexico Community College comes out as the most expensive ($10,387/yr), with Northern New Mexico College as the lowest recorded at only $5,623/yr.
Biotechnology students from New Mexico schools who go on to become biotechnologists, bioengineers, biomedical engineers, biophysicists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 166,860 people working as medical and clinical laboratory technologists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $55,620. Also, Biochemists and biophysicists make on average $88,550 per year and there are about 22,860 of them employed in the US today.
Also, within the biotechnology schools in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from biotechnology, there are 1598 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,262 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,963, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
Biotechnology Programs in New Mexico
Northern New Mexico College
- Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered: Associates
- Biotechnology
Levels offered: Associates
New Mexico Interesting Facts
- Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level.
- The province that was once Spanish New Mexico included all of present day New Mexico, most of Colorado and Arizona, and slices of Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. The Original American Territory of New Mexico that congress created in 1850 included all of New Mexico and Arizona plus parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. The boundaries of present day New Mexico were drawn by congress in 1863 but New Mexico didn't become a state until 1912.
- Each October Albuquerque hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta.
- Las Cruces makes the world's largest enchilada the first weekend in October at the "Whole Enchilada Fiesta".
- Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area. The lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. Most of New Mexico's lakes are man-made reservoirs. A dam on the Rio Grande formed the Elephant Butte Reservoir the state's largest lake.
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