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Kennebec Valley Community College

Fairfield, ME · Town · 1,597 students
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$3,910
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
44%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
38% typical
$36,035
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,141 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
76% typical · not scored
Accredited by New England Commission on Higher Education
About

Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) in Fairfield, Maine, is highly regarded for its affordable, hands-on career preparation, particularly through its premier Allied Health programs—such as Nursing and Physical Therapist Assistant—and robust technical trades. The student experience is defined by a supportive, commuter-friendly campus culture with small class sizes that foster direct mentorship from industry-experienced faculty. Distinctively, KVCC spans two campuses, including the Harold Alfond Campus in Hinckley, which features a 120-acre organic farm that hosts the college’s unique Sustainable Agriculture program. This impressive facility, combined with seamless transfer agreements to the University of Maine system and exceptional local job placement rates, makes KVCC a highly practical and versatile launchpad for prospective students.


Wikipedia:Kennebec Valley Community College is a public community college in Fairfield and Hinckley, Maine. It is one of the seven colleges in the Maine Community College System.

Location
Fairfield, ME, 04937-1367 · Town campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
BGR · Bangor
41 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$4,156$7,036
Books & supplies$1,400$1,400
Cost of attendance$12,149$15,029 est.
Average net price$3,910Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$7,036
In-state: $4,156
Books & supplies$1,400
Cost of attendance$15,029 est.
In-state: $12,149
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $3,910
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$3,361
$30–48k
$3,863
$48–75k
$4,146
$75–110k
$6,145
$110k+
$9,291
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
44%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
48% graduated · 13% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 36% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$44,404
10 yrs after entry$36,035
Debt
Median at graduation$13,255
Monthly payment$141
Middle 50% owe$3.6k–$15.3k
90th percentile$22,030
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high career & technical: 38% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 29%Women 71%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell grant
31%
First-gen
50%
Family income
$27,180
Independent
54%
Veterans
3%
Age at entry
26.0
Part-time
68%
Race & ethnicity
White
88%
Hispanic
3%
Black
2%
Two or more
4%
Non-resident
1%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports
USCAA · EADA 2024-25
  • Cross Country
    Men's
  • Golf
    Men's · Women's
Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$4M
Full-time faculty
40%
Faculty salary
$7,078/mo
Teaching spend
$7,978
per student
Federal loans
13%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high career & technical
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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