Northern Maine
Community College
Public Community College in Presque Isle, ME. Six-year graduation rate 42%. Median 10-year earnings $43,348.
Students who entered Northern Maine Community College land at a median of $43,348 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. 42% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,825 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
42% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 48% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. The part-time picture is harder: 33% return, against 48% full-time. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 612 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $8,135 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $6,750 at $0–30k against $13,068 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $6,491 on average. 15% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 145 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $6,750 |
| $30–48k | $5,629 |
| $48–75k | $8,214 |
| $75–110k | $10,220 |
| $110k+ | $13,068 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 93 of these 612 students, totalling $509,344 — an average of $5,477 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Aroostook County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)