Maine Community College System

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Maine Community College System

Type	State community college system
Established	1946; 78 years ago (1946)
President	David Daigler
Students	19,447
Location	Maine , U.S.
Colors	Blue   Green   White
Website	mccs.me.edu

The Maine Community College System (MCCS) is Maine's comprehensive two-year college system, offering nearly 300 technical, career, and transfer programs; customized training; and lifelong learning. Maine's seven community colleges are located in Auburn, Bangor, Fairfield/Hinckley, Presque Isle, South Portland/Brunswick, Calais, and Wells. MCCS awarded 2,766 credentials in 2014-15, a 62% increase over the 1,712 credentials awarded in 2003-04, the year Maine's technical colleges became community colleges. In fall 2015, 17,464 students enrolled in credit courses.^[1]

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Maine Community College System Locations.

In fall 2015:

• 93% of incoming MCCS students are Maine residents.
• 40% come directly from high school.
• 34% enter with some prior college.
• 59% of all students attend part-time.
• 70% of students are enrolled in career and occupational programs in fall 2015. The number of those students has increased 40% since the transition to community colleges in 2003.
• 78% of full-time, degree seeking students receive financial aid.^[2]

The history of Maine's community colleges began with the creation of the Maine Vocational Institute (MVI) in Augusta.