Top Maine Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 12 top community colleges located throughout Maine (8 public colleges and 4 private colleges), serving 24,044 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 (2018-19)
- 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 5,972 students - One College Drive
Calais, ME 04619
(207)454-1000 491 students
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