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New Mexico colleges: career services and alumni support

36 colleges in New Mexico, and the job market their graduates enter. A career services or alumni staff member can claim their college’s page and set up a free workspace.

The New Mexico job market

  • 4.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed

  • 36

    colleges listed

    Source: IPEDS and the College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education

New Mexico workforce boards · New Mexico by county and city

Colleges in New Mexico

Colleges in New Mexico
CollegeCityTypeStudentsClaim
Brookline College-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerquePrivate for-profit 4-year542Claim page
Burrell College of Osteopathic MedicineLas CrucesPrivate for-profit 4-yearClaim page
Carrington College-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerquePrivate for-profit 2-year357Claim page
Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerquePublic 2-year15,203Claim page
Clovis Community CollegeClovisPublic 2-year1,309Claim page
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegeRuidosoPublic 2-year377Claim page
Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortalesPublic 4-year3,357Claim page
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusRoswellPublic 2-year1,300Claim page
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta FePublic 4-year334Claim page
Luna Community CollegeLas VegasPublic 2-year423Claim page
Mesalands Community CollegeTucumcariPublic 2-year411Claim page
Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpointPublic 4-year1,124Claim page
New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas VegasPublic 4-year1,451Claim page
New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorroPublic 4-year995Claim page
New Mexico Junior CollegeHobbsPublic 2-year2,175Claim page
New Mexico Military InstituteRoswellPublic 2-year331Claim page
New Mexico State University-AlamogordoAlamogordoPublic 2-year591Claim page
New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas CrucesPublic 2-year5,177Claim page
New Mexico State University-GrantsGrantsPublic 2-year356Claim page
New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas CrucesPublic 4-year11,946Claim page
Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanolaPublic 4-year926Claim page
Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerquePrivate for-profit 2-year562Claim page
San Juan CollegeFarmingtonPublic 2-year4,304Claim page
Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta FePublic 2-year3,369Claim page
Southeast New Mexico CollegeCarlsbadPublic 2-year469Claim page
Southwest University of Naprapathic MedicineSanta FePrivate for-profit 4-yearClaim page
Southwestern CollegeSanta FePrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteAlbuquerquePublic 2-year215Claim page
St. John's CollegeSanta FePrivate nonprofit 4-year368Claim page
University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusGallupPublic 2-year808Claim page
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusLos AlamosPublic 2-year218Claim page
University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerquePublic 4-year17,244Claim page
University of New Mexico-Taos CampusRanchos de TaosPublic 2-year377Claim page
University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusLos LunasPublic 2-year525Claim page
University of the SouthwestHobbsPrivate nonprofit 4-year346Claim page
Western New Mexico UniversitySilver CityPublic 4-year2,026Claim page

College career fairs and employer events in New Mexico

Career fairs and employer events at colleges, plus hiring and business events nearby.

Higher education conferences in New Mexico

Conferences for college and university staff held in New Mexico: admissions, student affairs, advancement, institutional leadership. 3 with dates announced.

  • NMSBA Annual Convention

    Dec 3 to Dec 5, 2026 · Albuquerque, NM

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • NMHEAR Conference

    Feb 25 to Feb 26, 2027 · Albuquerque, NM

    Paid ticket. Registration opening soon

  • NMCA Annual Conference

    Mar 12 to Mar 13, 2027 · Albuquerque, NM

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • NMLA Annual Conference

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Las Cruces, NM

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Plant Biology

    Usually July (next dates not announced) · Albuquerque, NM

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

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Work in career services or alumni relations at a New Mexico college?

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Sources: college directory from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), 2-year and 4-year public, private nonprofit and for-profit institutions; unemployment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. New Mexico unemployment benefits.

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