Top Maine Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 12 top community colleges located throughout Maine (8 public colleges and 4 private colleges), serving 24,486 students.
- For Maine community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,123 per year for in-state students and $7,746 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $12,482 per year (view national tuition costs).
- Maine community colleges have a diversity score of 0.26, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 14% (majority Black and Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 24:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(ME) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
1%
Hispanic
2%
Black
3%
White
86%
Two or more races
1%
Non Resident
1%
Unknown
5%
Top Maine Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- 1250 Turner Street
Auburn, ME 04210
(207)755-5100 3,162 students - 92 Western Ave
Fairfield, ME 04937
(207)453-5000 2,401 students - 70 Middle Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207)795-2840 210 students - New England School of CommunicationsPrivate, non-profit1 College Circle
Bangor, ME 04401
(207)941-7176 443 students - Purdue University GlobalPrivate, for profit14 Marketplace Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
(800)987-7734 1,080 students - 2 Fort Road
South Portland, ME 04106
(207)741-5500 6,414 students - One College Drive
Calais, ME 04619
(207)454-1000 491 students
Recent Articles
We continue to report on the ongoing saga in the California community college system. Schools are now opening for fall semester with fewer courses due to serious budget cuts, and students are feeling the academic pain.
The role of community colleges in the world of higher education has expanded over the years and, as the country works to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, they may be more important now than ever. Read on to learn more about the changing role of community colleges.
Colleges across the country are struggling to recover from the massive upheaval to the 2019-20 semester wrought by COVID-19. Housing refunds and slashed budgets are bound to have long-term impacts for the institutions that survive. Some experts suggest community colleges may be the best equipped to ride out the storm and may have the greatest impact in helping America recover.
