Community colleges

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, ME Β· Public Β· 638 undergrads Β· website β†—

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

Not published

This college doesn't report a transfer rate to the Department of Education. That means unknown β€” not zero. Ask them directly.

Completed after transferring
not published

had finished a degree by year 2

Still enrolled after transferring
4.3%

still progressing at year 2

What it costs

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$6,750
$30,000 – $48,000$5,629
$48,000 – $75,000$8,214
$75,000 – $110,000$10,220
Over $110,000$13,068
All incomes (average)$7,181

Sticker tuition and fees: $4,156 in-state β€” before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Northern Maine Community College's own net price calculator β€” every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator β†—

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus$9,010
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)$7,832
Books and supplies$2,000
Other expenses, on campus$5,304
Other expenses, off campus$6,094

Outcomes

Completion rate
42%

at this college

Students with Pell grants
56%
Earnings @ 10yr
$43,348

after entering

Median debt
$10,825

at graduation

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy
Open admission

Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)

Application fee
None

undergraduate, 2023–24

Students per faculty member
12 to 1

undergraduates, fall 2024

Faculty who are full-time
78%

fall 2024

What students study

Health & Nursing42%
Business11%
Computer Science3%
Education2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. β€œNational” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Associate degrees (6)

Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing26$67,408$68,362national $80,813$14,708
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers17$59,251β€”national $70,808β€”
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians14β€”$48,823national $58,424β€”
Business Administration, Management and Operations13β€”$42,002national $48,733β€”
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities4β€”$40,263national $44,125β€”
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services0β€”$37,944national $42,269β€”

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured β€” not zero. 27 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Best transfer rates elsewhere in ME

Contact and accreditation

Address
33 Edgemont Dr, Presque Isle, ME 04769-2016
Phone
(207) 768-2700
Institutional accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education

Where would you transfer to?

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally β€” confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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