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Vocational Schools in New Mexico

New Mexico contains 28 schools that offer vocational programs. New Mexico State University-Main Campus, the highest-ranking vocational school in NM, has a total student population of 18,526 and is the 396th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 28 vocational schools in New Mexico, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque comes out as the most expensive ($22,907/yr), with Navajo Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $2,488/yr.

Vocational students from New Mexico schools who go on to become vocational educators, event planners, landscape architects, landscape designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 114,420 people working as vocational education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $52,030. Also, Middle school teachers make on average $53,550 per year and there are about 665,420 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the New Mexico alone, there are 5,230 employed middle school teachers earning an average yearly salary of $51,670. Vocational education teachers in this state earn $38,750/yr and there are 540 employed.

Also, within the vocational schools in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from vocational, 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.

Vocational Programs in New Mexico

New Mexico Junior College

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Northern New Mexico College

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

Central New Mexico Community College

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Luna Community College

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

New Mexico State University-Carlsbad

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Clovis Community College

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

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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.

Top National Parks in New Mexico:

• Coyote Creek State Park »
• City of Rocks State Park »
• elephant Butte lake State Park »

Famous State Residents:

• Ralph Kiner »
• William Hanna »
• John Madden »

See Also

• Vocational Information
• Salary Details for an Event Planner
• Online Vocational Schools
• Online Vocational Programs
• Online Vocational Courses
• Online Vocational Certifications

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