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York County Community College

Wells, Maine Public 2-year Small suburb

Overview

York County Community College is a public two-year institution based in Wells, Maine. Its campus is in a small suburban area. It enrolled 1,875 students in fall 2024. It is part of Maine Community College System.

York County Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 25 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Human Services, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 305 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

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 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,875
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
305
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
25
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 25

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
Health Professions 4
Construction Trades 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Communications Technologies 1
Education 1
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Precision Production 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
37%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
194
Certificates under 1 year
70
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
41

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,875
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,875
Full-time, fall 2024
26%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,515
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
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
63%
Men
37%
White
82%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
52%
Students taking some online courses
23%

Campus and services

Setting
Small suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Maine Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NSCAA
College President
Dr. Michael Fischer
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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