Enrollment Highlights
2007-2008
Profile of our students 2007-2008
- 9,245 applications were received for fall 2007
- First-year students are evenly split (50/50) between males and females.
- 33% of first-year students entered with some prior college.
- 57% of first-year students are 21 or under; 29% are over 25; and 9% are over 40.
- The average age of degree students is 26.
- 46% of degree students attend part time.
- 76% of full-time students are receiving financial aid.
- The most high demand programs include early childhood education/paraprofessional, computer/multimedia, business & office administration, trades, nursing/allied health.
Enrollment at Maine's community colleges continues to grow
- Enrollment has grown 55 percent, to 11,682 students, since the transition to community colleges.
MCCS Degree Seeking Enrollment (Fall Semester)
1998 - 2007
MCCS Fall Headcount Enrollment
More high school students going to college:
- The number of students entering directly from high school has increased 61 percent in the five years since the transition to community colleges.
