Public · Community college
Washington County Community College
Calais, Maine · Remote rural
- 10%
- Transfer rate
- $5,149
- Avg net price
- 55%
- Grad / completion
- $34,407
- Median earnings
Washington County Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Calais, Maine (remote rural setting), enrolling 443 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Calais, Maine
Calais is a city in Washington County, Maine, United States. The historic Passamaquoddy, an Algonquian-speaking people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, was predominant in this area at the time of European encounter and settlement. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote rural
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 182 miles to Portland, ME
- To the ocean
- 2 miles
- Nearest airport
- 74 miles to Hancock County-Bar Harbor (BHB)
How Washington County Community College compares
Higher than 43% · #7 of 14 in Maine
Higher than 24%
Higher than 47% · #10 of 12 in Maine
Cheaper than 91% · #2 cheapest of 14 in Maine
Lower than 73%
Larger than 60%
Percentiles compare Washington County Community College 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
- Women17640%
- Men26760%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White69%
- Black5.6%
- Hispanic3.2%
- Other or multiracial22%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 443
- Student–faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Students over 25
- 39%
- Median family income
- $24,686
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $63,234
- Endowment
- $523,631
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 180 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Maine89%
- Other U.S. states8.9%
- International1.7%
Most first-years stay in state — Washington County Community College draws overwhelmingly from Maine.
2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $4,156
- Out-of-state tuition
- $7,036
- Room & board
- $8,118
- Books & supplies
- $1,400
- Total cost of attendance
- $13,731
- Average net price
- $5,149
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Transferred to another college
- 10%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $34,407
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 7%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 40%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 145
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 33%
- Housing charge (year)
- $4,038
- Meal plan (year)
- $1,570
- Application fee
- Free
- Athletics
- USCAA
- Varsity athletes
- 24 (17 men · 7 women)
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Varsity sports (1)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (805 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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.
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?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 60% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,989. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 87 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $34,407
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 39%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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
- 13°F
- Annual rain
- 47.6″
- Annual snow
- 95″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Woodland, ME US station (7.6 mi from campus).
What Washington County Community College graduates study — and earn
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.