Private for-profit · Community college

Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook

Westbrook, Maine · Midsize suburb

#3 graduation rate in Maine

0%
Transfer rate: $29,953
Avg net price: 85%
Grad / completion: $27,803
Median earnings

Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Westbrook, Maine (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 263 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 263 undergradsMidsize suburbCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Westbrook, Maine

Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States and a suburb of Portland. In 1871, the town of Westbrook amicably split into two municipalities; present-day Westbrook and Deering, which was annexed by Portland in 1898. Now primarily a suburb of Portland, Westbrook itself has a growing business base and developing core downtown district. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., a major multi-national corporation, is headquartered in Westbrook. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 4 miles to Portland, ME
To the ocean: 3 miles
Nearest airport: 2 miles to Portland International Jetport (PWM) · major hub

How Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook compares

Graduation rate85%

Higher than 84% · #3 of 14 in Maine

First-year retention84%

Higher than 72%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$27,803

Higher than 26% · #11 of 12 in Maine

Average net price$29,953

Cheaper than 8% · #12 cheapest of 14 in Maine

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment263

Larger than 50%

Percentiles compare Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Maine.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women24091%
Men239%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White89%
Black4.9%
Hispanic2.3%
Asian1.5%
Other or multiracial1.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 263
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 38%
First-generation students: 44%
Students over 25: 47%
Median family income: $26,200

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $29,953

Outcomes

Graduated: 85%
First-year retention: 84%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $24,126
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $27,803
Median debt at graduation: $6,333
Students with federal loans: 44%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 53%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

85%

Low-income (Pell)

71%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $50

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$27,286

$30–48k

$29,817

$48–75k

$30,800

$75–110k

$33,615

$110k+

$33,615

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $27,803
Typical debt at graduation: $6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay: 23%
Out-earn a HS grad: 34%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 80°F
Winter low: 16°F
Annual rain: 48.1″
Annual snow: 68.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Portland Intl Jetport, ME US station (2.6 mi from campus).

What Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

194 grads$21k 1 yr$26k 5 yr$7k debt

194$21,124$25,835$7,117 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

53 grads$22k 1 yr$25k 5 yr$8k debt

53$22,247$25,438$8,127 Energy and Biologically Based Therapies

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.