About MCCS

Our students

  • Students enrolled in courses: 19,447  (fall 2023)
  • Percent Maine residents: 95%
  • Percent who enroll part time: 65%
  • About 70% of degree-seeking students get some form of grant aid. For over half of all degree-seeking students, grant aid covers the full cost of tuition and fees.

Tuition and fees

  • Cost per credit hour: $96 (Fall 2023)
  • Average cost of tuition and fees for a year of full-time study: $3,750
  • Maine’s community colleges offer the lowest tuition in New England.