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Kennebec Valley Community College

Fairfield, Maine Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Kennebec Valley Community College is a public two-year institution based in Fairfield, Maine. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,489 students. It is part of Maine Community College System.

Kennebec Valley Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, Registered Nursing, and General Studies. It awarded 539 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,489
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
539
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 32

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

Health Professions 13
Construction Trades 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 2
  • Marketing CertificateAssociate Online option 31 graduates
  • Accounting Associate Online option 16 graduates
Education 1
Precision Production 2
Psychology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Engineering 1
Science Technologies 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
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
323
Certificates under 1 year
139
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
77

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,489
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,489
Full-time, fall 2024
21%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,241
Full-time, 2024-25
23%
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
66%
Men
34%
White
85%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
36%
Students taking some online courses
26%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Maine Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NSCAA
President
Karen Normandin
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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