Central Maine Community College: Narrative Description

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CENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE M-4

1250 Turner St.
Auburn, ME 04210-6498
Tel: (207)755-5100
Free: 800-891-2002
Admissions: (207)755-5334
Fax: (207)755-5491
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.cmcc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Maine Technical College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1964. Setting: 135-acre small town campus. Educational spending 2003-04: $5515 per student. Total enrollment: 1,850. 858 applied, 54% were admitted. Students come from 5 states and territories, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 0.5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 46% 25 or older, 11% live on campus. Retention: 77% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: 2 recommendations, interview. Placement: SAT recommended; ACCUPLACER required for some. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Area resident tuition: $2176 full-time, $68 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $3264 full-time, $102 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4768 full-time, $149 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $690 full-time, $25 per credit part-time. College room and board: $5600.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group. Social organizations: 7 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, Drama Club, Outing Club, intramural sports, Phi Theta Kappa. Major annual events: Spring Fling, NCAA Basketball Championship. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, controlled dormitory access, night patrols by police. 130 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Central Maine Technical College Library with 15,000 books, 240 serials, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $190,480. 150 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Bates College.

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