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Community college · Public

San Juan College

Farmington, NM2,182 online only

San Juan College is a public community college in Farmington, NM, with about 4,014 students on campus and 2,182 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
4,014
plus 2,182 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$5,769
tuition and fees $1,928; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
37%
lower than at 82% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$36,513
lower than at 64% of U.S. colleges
In brief

San Juan College, in brief

Many students are adults coming back to school

47% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 64% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of San Juan College. Nearby ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

4,304 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 30%Hispanic 22%Black 1%Asian 1%Two or more 6%International 1%

Women and men

Women 68%Men 32%
12 : 1
students per teacher
32%
get Pell grants (lower income)
5%
take federal loans
47%
undergrads 25 or older
64%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into San Juan College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. San Juan College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $15,140 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $5,412

Tuition & fees (in state) $1,928Room & board $11,679Books & supplies $1,420

After grants, the average family on aid pays $5,769.

Tuition and fees are $1,928 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$7,083

About $14,166 over 2 years · 53% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
37%
within 3 years · Pell students 32%
Come back for year two
71%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$36,513
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$9,750
about $103 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$103 a month against about $2,444 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

41%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 42% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$34k
Middle income$30–75k
$42k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 21%Liberal arts 20%Engineering tech 13%Mechanic & repair 9%Agriculture 7%Transportation 4%Everything else 26%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities70 graduates a year · typical debt $7,069
$33k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations49 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians46 graduates a year · typical debt $14,675
$49k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing46 graduates a year · typical debt $11,629
$83k4 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians34 graduates a year
$70k4 yrs out
Psychology, General32 graduates a year
$24k4 yrs out
Social Work32 graduates a year
$35k4 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians32 graduates a year
$50k4 yrs out
The town around it

Living in Farmington

6% of Farmington’s 46,055 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Farmington pages.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.