Central Maine Community College

1250 Turner St, Auburn, ME, 04210-6498 - View a map of this school Map

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The mission of Central Maine Community College is to provide quality, accessible college education and lifelong learning opportunities. It provides Career and technical education, education for transfer to baccalaureate programs and services to support economic development and community vitality....

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School Overview:

  • Central Maine Community College
  • Community College Avg.
County Androscoggin County, ME -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 924 students 1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 1,236 students 1,444 students
Total Enrollment 2,160 students 2,213 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 150 students 229 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 63% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 23% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,629 $2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 20% 29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $889 $1,273
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 12% 12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $318 $1,146
% Students Receiving Loans 31% 38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $3,282 $3,129

School Notes:

  • Central Maine Community College offers you great hands-on, real world opportunities for cooperative work, internship, and a variety of career choices.
  • Central Maine Community College, One of seven colleges in the Maine Community College System was founded in 1963 as Androscoggin State Vocational Institute. Its name changed to Central Maine Technical College in 1989. On July 1, 2003 it became Central Maine Community College.
  • Central Maine Community College is a student-centered college with a wide variety of academic majors ranging from two-year associate degrees to one-year certificates and four-year transfer options. Classes are available days, evenings and Saturdays to serve a wide range of student schedules.
  • Located in Auburn, Maine just two miles from the center of the city, Central Maine Community College occupies a picturesque 135-acre site overlooking and bordering Lake Auburn. As Maine's second largest urban center, Auburn-Lewiston offers many opportunities for social, recreational, cultural and educational activities.
  • In addition to classrooms, lecture halls, library, gymnasium, dining facilities, laboratories, bookstore and administrative offices in Jalbert and Kirk Halls, the Lapoint Center and the Culinary Arts Center, CM offers three residence halls on campus that provide housing for 120 students. Resident students have access to a recreation area, snack machines and laundry equipment. Each room is cable ready and wired for both phone and Internet.
  • Profile last updated: 08/01/2009.

In the News:

  • Smithgall, Mustangs ready for next step (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on November 6, 2009 at 05:04:03 am
    AUBURN — Shooting hoops in the gym was fun, but Tyler Smithgall of Winthrop felt there was something missing. Itching, like many high school graduates, to get away from home, Smithgall enrolled at the University of Maine's flagship campus in Orono. A standout basketball player for...
  • Hayden among many area players filling roles for CMCC women (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on November 6, 2009 at 05:03:53 am
    AUBURN — This isn't Oak Hill anymore. The players are bigger and faster, but for Carrie Hayden, the scene is a welcome change. "The intensity level is so much higher, it's so much faster and the defense is so much tougher," Hayden said. "In high school, ...
  • Study calls for new bus routes, extended service in LA (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on October 17, 2009 at 04:12:19 am
    LEWISTON — A transportation plan would add a bus stop in downtown Lewiston and Auburn, offer Saturday trips to Wal-Mart, boost service to local hospitals and Central Maine Community College and extend bus service earlier in the morning and later in the day. The cost, according to ...
  • Chamber breakfast event date set (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:13:05 am
    LEWISTON — The October Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce breakfast program will feature MaryAnn Amrich of the Maine Center for Disease Control who will offer "The Swine Flu: What You Need To Do in the Workplace." The program will be held at 7:15 a.m. on Oct. 8 at the Hilton G...
  • CMCC welcomes new staff members (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on October 3, 2009 at 04:12:10 am
    AUBURN — Central Maine Community College President Scott Knapp announces the following staff appointments: Kate Dargie takes the position of public affairs representative. Dargie is an Auburn native who graduated from Edward Little High School. She graduated with high honors fr...

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