Best Maine Community Colleges (2021-22)
For the 2021-22 school year, there are 11 community colleges serving 21,693 students in Maine (9 public colleges and 2 private colleges).
For Maine community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,764 per year for in-state students and $8,005 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $9,890 per year (view national tuition costs).
The best top ranked community colleges in California include Purdue University Global-Lewiston, Maine College of Health Professions and Washington County Community College.
Maine community colleges have a diversity score of 0.42, which is lower than the national average of 0.73 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 25% (majority Black and Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 23:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(ME) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
1%
Hispanic
2%
Black
4%
White
75%
Two or more races
2%
Non Resident
1%
Unknown
14%
Top Ranked Maine Community Colleges (2021-22)
- College Location Students
- 70 Middle Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-2840 177 students - 475 Lisbon Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 333-3300 503 students - One College Drive
Calais, ME 04619
(207) 454-1000 491 students - 1250 Turner Street
Auburn, ME 04210
(207) 755-5100 3,068 students - 92 Western Ave
Fairfield, ME 04937
(207) 453-5000 2,473 students - 2 Fort Road
South Portland, ME 04106
(207) 741-5500 5,789 students - 46 University Dr
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 621-3000 4,128 students
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