Santa Fe Community College

 
6401 Richards Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87508

For more than 20 years, Santa Fe Community College has been the learning destination for thousands of people of all ages. The school has an outstanding faculty and staff, high-quality educational programs in a wide range of academic and occupational areas, and a modern campus with state-of-the-art learning labs and a host of special services that are all designed to make Santa Fe Community College the New Mexico college for success.

Santa Fe Community College is responsible for providing the region with affordable high quality education and training. Presented through a variety of delivery methods and time formats, this includes basic skill programs; certificates and technical degrees; associate degrees with four year transfer potential, and personal enrichment courses both for credit and not for credit. These offerings are designed to add value to the lives of our community members by broadening opportunities; enhancing personal income; improving working and living conditions; and fostering richer, healthier lives. The New Mexico college also responds to the economic and workforce needs of the community by quickly and flexibly providing essential training, especially in emerging technologies.

As a public New Mexico college, Santa Fe Community College is responsible to the taxpayers of the state of New Mexico and the taxing district of Santa Fe, as well as to its students, faculty, and staff, all of whom support it through their tax dollars, tuition dollars, and labor. It is incumbent upon Santa Fe Community College to use its resources efficiently and effectively.

Quick Facts:

Established in 1983, Santa Fe Community College has grown rapidly, both in enrollment and campus expansion, serving more than 8,000 students per semester in all its programs.

Santa Fe Community College is the gateway to individual and community success by providing affordable, high quality educational programs that serve the social, cultural, technological, and economic needs of the diverse Santa Fe community.

Some alternative and trade careers offered at Santa Fe Community College include exercise science, fine woodworking, interior design, and wastewater technology training, among other common fields.

Certificates at Santa Fe Community College are one-year programs intended to prepare the student for employment.