Mesalands Community College

Tucumcari, NM · Public · 357 students · Visit Website

Mesalands Community College offers hands-on training in specialized programs like Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies, Wind Energy Technology, and Farrier Science. The college emphasizes practical experience, with many courses featuring significant hands-on components. They provide career services including guidance, resume critiques, and job search strategies to help students achieve their career goals.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$35,517/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

57/100

Tuition (In-State)

$2,136/yr
Out-of-state: $3,408/yr

All Programs at Mesalands Community College

1 trade program at Mesalands CC, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Electromechanical Technology
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
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57 $35,517/yr 82.1x Moderate Medium
26 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Mesalands Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.