Tuition rates for the academic year are assessed according to the following matrix based on the student’s official residency classification. Tuition and fee rates for upcoming terms will be published in each term’s online schedule of classes policies and procedures.

*Tuition and fee rates are subject to change without notice.

Residency classifications are:

  • NM resident who lives In-District
  • NM resident who lives Out-Of-District
  • Non-NM Resident (out of state)

Fees are additional costs associated with either registering for classes or material for the class itself. Please visit our Fees and Course pages.

Note: Reduced tuition rates for Out of District and Out of State applies only to total enrollment of six (6) credit hours or less. Full rates apply to All credit hours once the student enrolls for more than six (6) credit hours with the exception of Senior Citizen rates.

Tuition 2025-2026

Number of Credit hours NM Resident In-District NM Resident Out-of-District Out-of-State Senior Citizen*
1 $51.00 $51.00 $51.00 $5.00
2 $102.00 $102.00 $102.00 $10.00
3 $153.00 $153.00 $153.00 $15.00
4 $204.00 $204.00 $204.00 $20.00
5 $255.00 $255.00 $255.00 $25.00
6 $306.00 $306.00 $306.00 $30.00
7 $357.00 $483.00 $924.00 $35.00
8 $408.00 $552.00 $1,056.00 $40.00
9 $459.00 $621.00 $1,188.00 $45.00
10 $510.00 $690.00 $1,320.00 $50.00
11 $561.00 $759.00 $1,452.00 $101.00
12-18 $612.00 $828.00 $1,584.00 $152.00
Each Additional Credit Hour $51.00 $69.00 $132.00 $51.00

* Senior Citizen Classification - Persons who have reached their fifty-fifth (55) birthday by the third Friday of classes are eligible for the Senior Citizen discount. No discount applies to registration, course, and laboratory fees, or to community and continuing education classes. Senior citizens may qualify for a reduced tuition rate of $5.00 per credit hour per term, for the first ten (10) credit hours registered. In order to receive this discount, the student must also be classified as a New Mexico Resident.