University of
New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
Public Community College in Los Lunas, NM. Six-year graduation rate 21%. Median 10-year earnings $44,792.
Students who entered University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus land at a median of $44,792 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate is 21% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $18,450, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 21% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 21% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Just 58% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. Retention drops to 36% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. A 9:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 492 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $6,019 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $3,797 at $0–30k against $11,667 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 84% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,495 — common but not automatic. Only 12% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 144 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $3,797 |
| $30–48k | $6,420 |
| $48–75k | $8,968 |
| $75–110k | $11,667 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 58 of these 492 students, totalling $96,047 — an average of $1,656 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Valencia County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)