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Carrington College-Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico · Private for-profit

Medical assistant programsDental assistant schoolsMassage therapy schoolsLPN / LVN programsPharmacy technician programsMedical billing & coding programs
65%completion rate · New Mexico avg 43%
$9,500median debt of graduates
$34,062median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$36,718median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$56,412annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junio (Accredited)
Address: 1001 Menaul Blvd. N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87107 · Phone: (505) 254-7777 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Carrington College-Al… Carrington College-Al…: 65% 65% New Mexico average New Mexico average: 42.9% 42.9% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Medical assistants$34,600$39,230$45,970
Dental assistants$37,060$44,400$47,160
Massage therapists$29,430$37,840$49,050
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$38,090$59,330$73,090
Pharmacy technicians$37,470$46,630$50,250
Medical records specialists$36,600$57,470$66,240

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in New Mexico (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 80 $24,829 $24,298 $8,958
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 24 $23,087 $22,493 $8,789
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Certificate, 1–2 years 19 $18,354 not reported $8,441
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 18 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 16 $24,829 $24,298 $8,958
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 14 $26,496 $27,758 $9,431

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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