Kennebec Valley Community College
Kennebec Valley Community College at a Glance
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About Kennebec Valley Community College
According to 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. Overview The college was organized in 1969 by the 104th Maine Legislature and its first classes began in fall 1970, with 35 full-time and 131 part-time students. Since then, it has undergone many changes and has grown to an enrollment of approximately 2,500 full and part-time students enrolled in credit courses for the fall semester in 2012. In addition, the college offers a comprehensive schedule of continuing education courses as well as business and industry outreach programs. The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and offers more than 30 degree, diploma and certificate programs.
Kennebec Valley Community College's Online Degrees
AAS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Marketing/Management
- Required Credits: 63
- Format: Fully online
AAS in None
Degree Concentrations
- Accounting
- Required Credits: 63
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Early Childhood Education
- Required Credits: 64
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Mental Health Technology
- Required Credits: 25
- Format: Fully online
Kennebec Valley Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 64% | 40% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Kennebec Valley Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,156 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $6,446 |
| 30K - 48K | $6,870 |
| 48K - 75K | $7,015 |
| 75K - 110K | $10,470 |
| 110K+ | $12,445 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Kennebec Valley Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Kennebec Valley Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,874 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Kennebec Valley Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 3,258 | 3,258 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Kennebec Valley Community College?
Kennebec Valley Community College is located at 92 Western Ave, Fairfield, ME 04937-1367.
How Safe is Kennebec Valley Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Kennebec Valley Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Kennebec Valley Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Fairfield has a violent crime rate of 0.12% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.23%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Kennebec Valley Community College Known For?
Kennebec Valley Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Kennebec Valley Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Kennebec Valley Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Kennebec Valley Community College ranks #2131 in the U.S. and #5674 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesKennebec Valley Community College ranks #2232 in the U.S. and #8968 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesKennebec Valley Community College ranks #2473 in the U.S. and #6392 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesKennebec Valley Community College ranks #2689 in the U.S. and #9880 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesKennebec Valley Community College ranks #2729 in the U.S. and #9724 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesKennebec Valley Community College ranks #3644 in the U.S. and #14279 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
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