New Mexico Junior College is 3.6 miles from North Hobbs
No college sits inside North Hobbs’ boundary, but New Mexico Junior College’s campus in Hobbs, with 1,840 students on campus, is 3.6 miles from the center of town. About 3% of North Hobbs’ residents are enrolled in college, below New Mexico (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of North Hobbs. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from North Hobbs
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of North Hobbs
One private college within 3.7 miles, and New Mexico Junior College 3.6 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, New Mexico State University, is 214.1 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where North Hobbs’ median household income ($82,554) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: New Mexico State (4).
Questions about college near North Hobbs
Is North Hobbs a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 North Hobbs residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Mexico (6). The nearest campus, New Mexico Junior College, is 3.6 miles away in Hobbs.
What colleges are near North Hobbs?
Within 15 miles: New Mexico Junior College (3.6 miles, 1,840 students on campus) and the University of the Southwest (3.7 miles, 290).
What is the closest community college to North Hobbs, and what does it cost?
New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, 3.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,440 a year for New Mexico residents; the federal net price, $6,524, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does New Mexico State University cost if we live in New Mexico?
Tuition and fees are $8,183 a year in-state and $25,307 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,648 (under $30,000 income) to $14,049 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of North Hobbs. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →