Northern Maine Community College: Narrative Description

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NORTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE D-10

33 Edgemont Dr.
Presque Isle, ME 04769-2016
Tel: (207)768-2700
Admissions: (207)768-2786
Fax: (207)768-2831
Web Site: http://www.nmtc.net/

Description:

State-related, 2-year, coed. Part of Maine Technical College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 86-acre small town campus. Educational spending 2003-04: $4697 per student. Total enrollment: 1,013. 656 applied, 84% were admitted. 75% from top half of their high school class. Full-time: 641 students, 45% women, 55% men. Part-time: 372 students, 70% women, 30% men. Students come from 5 states and territories, 1 other country, 3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 0.1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 45% 25 or older, 28% live on campus. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, electrical engineering technology programs. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: essay, minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: recommendations. Placement: Assessment and Placement Services for Community Colleges required. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $1632 full-time, $68 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3576 full-time, $149 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $229 full-time. College room and board: $4460. College room only: $1680.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. Option: coed housing available. Northern Maine Technical College Library with 11,200 books, 233 serials, 250 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $124,000.