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Clovis Community College

Clovis, New Mexico · Remote town

#3 best value in New Mexico

16%
Transfer rate: $3,230
Avg net price: 34%
Grad / completion: $34,020
Median earnings

Clovis Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Clovis, New Mexico (remote town setting), enrolling 1,309 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,309 undergradsRemote townCold winters

About Clovis, New Mexico

Clovis is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico. Clovis began in 1906, when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was being constructed through the area and railway engineers were instructed to "locate and buy the first level section of land west of Texico" on which to build a town site and railroad facilities. Three locations in the city were used as banks in the film; the local Suddenlink office at 1106 N Main Street (used in the opening scenes), the Western Bank branch at 901 Pile Street, and an unused, former bank at 2108 N Main Street. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Remote town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 94 miles to Lubbock, TX
To the ocean: 548 miles
Nearest airport: 5 miles to Clovis (CVN)

How Clovis Community College compares

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 19% · #13 of 29 in New Mexico

First-year retention57%

Higher than 18%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,020

Higher than 46% · #17 of 24 in New Mexico

Average net price$3,230

Cheaper than 96% · #3 cheapest of 30 in New Mexico

Median debt at graduation$7,250

Lower than 82%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment1,309

Larger than 76%

Percentiles compare Clovis Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New Mexico.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women92170%
Men38830%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White32%
Black4.7%
Hispanic58%
Asian1.0%
Other or multiracial4.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,309
Student–faculty ratio: 14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 30%
First-generation students: 51%
Students over 25: 41%
Median family income: $22,014
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $55,332
Endowment: $315,780

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 269 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From New Mexico94%
Other U.S. states6.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Clovis Community College draws overwhelmingly from New Mexico.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $1,592
Out-of-state tuition: $3,344
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $864
Total cost of attendance: $10,043
Average net price: $3,230

Outcomes

Graduated: 34%
First-year retention: 57%
Transferred to another college: 16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $30,567
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $34,020
Median debt at graduation: $7,250
Students with federal loans: 3%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 34%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

34%

First-generation

29%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 5

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.7reported offenses a year

0 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

1.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$2,226

$30–48k

$3,767

$48–75k

$4,765

$75–110k

$9,470

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$455

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 2% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $455. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 178 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $34,020
Typical debt at graduation: $7,250
Debt vs. one year's pay: 21%
Out-earn a HS grad: 37%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$30,590

Men

$43,635

Men out-earn women by $13,045 (43%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 92°F
Winter low: 26°F
Annual rain: 20.1″
Annual snow: 13.4″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clovis, NM US station (2.6 mi from campus).

What Clovis Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

198 grads$18k 1 yr$35k 5 yr$11k debt

198$18,362$35,270$11,000 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

88 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

88———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

60 grads— 1 yr$64k 5 yr$10k debt

60—$63,771$9,995 Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCert.

47 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

47———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

43 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

43———Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCert.

38 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

38———Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCert.

27 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

27———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCert.

25 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

25———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

24 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

24———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

24 grads$73k 1 yr$77k 5 yr$12k debt

24$73,387$76,895$12,250 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCert.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.