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Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Located in Auburn, Maine, Central Maine Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 4,754 students in fall 2024. It is part of Maine Community College System.

Central Maine Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, General Studies, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 564 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,754
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
564
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 42

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 4
Construction Trades 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Engineering Technologies 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Education 3
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Communications Technologies 2
Psychology 1
Precision Production 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Social Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Engineering 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
31%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
525
Certificates under 1 year
14
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
25

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,754
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,754
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,703
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
63%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
19%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
28%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Maine Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NSCAA
President
Betsy Libby, Ed.D.
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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