Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, NM · Public · 2,234 students · Visit Website

Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) offers hands-on training for careers in health sciences, trades, and sustainability. The school's Health and Sciences Center provides simulation labs with human patient simulators and expanded laboratory spaces for nursing, dental health, and emergency medical services. SFCC also provides various certificate programs in areas like nursing assistant, phlebotomy, HVAC, plumbing, and automotive, with some programs offering job placement support upon completion. Additionally, the college partners with the University of New Mexico to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, allowing students to earn both an associate and a bachelor's degree without leaving the community.

Programs Analyzed

3

Avg Grad Earnings

$57,542/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

83/100

Tuition (In-State)

$2,145/yr
Out-of-state: $4,995/yr

All Programs at Santa Fe Community College

3 trade programs at Santa Fe 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
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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90 $79,098/yr 180.7x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations
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84 $39,834/yr 116.2x High Very Large
1,753 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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76 $53,695/yr 249.3x Moderate Very Large
124 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 3 trade and vocational programs at Santa Fe 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.