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Accredited nursing schools in New Mexico

20 accredited schools in New Mexico offer nursing and patient care programs approved for WIOA funding

These schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools, and New Mexico has approved their programs for workforce funding. Between them they offer 33 of the 37 nursing and patient care programs on the state's list.

The Department doesn't accredit schools itself. It reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1 Each school below names its accreditor, the year it was first accredited where the list records it, and its next review.

WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation. Besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers,2 so many short courses come from schools that aren't on the Department's list. Their programs and results are on each field's page.

Nursing and patient care programs in New Mexico, every school, with costs and results

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Accredited nursing schools in other states

Accredited RN programs in New Mexico

All 14 schools with RN programs on New Mexico's list are accredited. They offer all 16 programs. See these programs with prices and results · Other states

Show the other 4 accredited schools

  • Southeast New Mexico College

    Carlsbad

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2034

    Accredited program here Nursing: associate degree programs (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing)

    1 program

  • University of NM - Gallup-North-C26

    Gallup, listed as University of New Mexico

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2029

    Accredited program here Nursing: nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education)

    Accredited program here Nursing: associate degree programs (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing)

    1 program

  • University of NM - Taos-North-C131

    Ranchos de Taos, listed as University of New Mexico

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2029

    Accredited program here Nursing: nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education)

    Accredited program here Nursing: associate degree programs (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing)

    1 program

  • University of New Mexico, Valencia Campus -Central-C27

    Los Lunas, listed as University of New Mexico

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2029

    Accredited program here Nursing: nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education)

    Accredited program here Nursing: associate degree programs (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing)

    1 program

Accredited CNA programs in New Mexico

10 of the 11 schools with CNA programs on New Mexico's list are accredited. They offer 10 of the 12 programs. See these programs with prices and results · Other states

Accredited LPN programs in New Mexico

All 5 schools with LPN programs on New Mexico's list are accredited. They offer all 5 programs. See these programs with prices and results · Other states

Accredited home health aide programs in New Mexico

2 of the 3 schools with home health aide programs on New Mexico's list are accredited. They offer 2 of the 3 programs. See these programs with prices and results

How we matched New Mexico's schools to the accreditation list

Which schools are counted?

Schools with programs New Mexico approved for WIOA funding in nursing and patient care, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college. Where we couldn't tell, the school is left out.

How current is the accreditation?

We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1 Before you enroll, check the school's standing with its accreditor.

Sources for the accreditation facts about New Mexico

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  1. US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
  2. 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
  3. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List