Multiple New Mexico colleges appear in study of best community colleges

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Community colleges offer students an alternative to traditional four-year universities with a cheaper, sometimes more convenient option to get higher education. WalletHub recently released its study on the best and worst community colleges in 2024.

The study compared over 650 community colleges across 18 key metrics including cost and financing, education outcomes and career outcomes. New Mexico had a number of community colleges ranked on the list, including four in the top 25. Santa Fe Community College ranked as the 4th best overall, Southeast New Mexico College ranked 5th, San Juan College ranked 15 and Central New Mexico Community College ranked 23.

Manhattan Area Technical College ranked as the best community college and Little Big Horn College ranked last in the study. For a complete breakdown of the study, click here.

Ten Best Community Colleges

• Manhattan Area Technical College
• State Technical College of Missouri
• Pratt Community College
• Santa Fe Community College
• Southeast New Mexico College
• Irvine Valley College
• Moraine Park Technical College
• CT State Community College Asnuntuck
• College of San Mateo
• Montgomery College

Ten Worst Community Colleges

• Little Big Horn College
• Tohono O’odham Community College
• Chief Dull Knife College
• Mississippi Delta Community College
• Coahoma Community College
• Essex County College
• Leech Lake Tribal College
• Angelina College
• Lanier Technical College
• Eastern Gateway Community College

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