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Maine: Colleges & Universities across the State

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Looking for where to spend your next 4? Come to Maine! People choose to attend college in Maine for various reasons, it is relatively affordable, we offer a wide array of programs in high need areas, an excellent quality of life - it is quiet and saf...
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Maine's Small Liberal Arts Colleges and other private institutions of higher education.

From larger big name Liberal Arts colleges, to tiny art schools. Maine has lots to offer for Private University. Our colleges are situated in beautiful Maine towns that are clean, safe, and have a lot offer the students. 

 
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Bates College is located in Lewiston, Maine. Their mascot is the Bobcats, and they are an NCAA D3 athletics school.
Bates College - Lewiston, Maine
 
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Colby College is located in Waterville, Maine. Their mascot is the mules, and they are an NCAA D3 athletics school.
Colby College - Waterville, Maine
 
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Bowdoin College is located in Brunswick Maine, it is also an NCAA D3 athletics school. Their mascot is the Polar Bears. Fun fact? On April 6, 1909, Robert Peary, Class of 1877, discovered the North Pole. Yes! This is why they are the POLAR BEARS. :)
Bowdoin College - Brunswick, Maine
 
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Thomas College is located in Waterville, Maine. Their mascot is the Terriers, they are also an NCAA D3 school.
Thomas College - Waterville, Maine
 
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Husson University is located in Bangor, Maine. Their mascot is the eagles, they are also an NCAA D3 school.
Husson University - Bangor, Maine
 
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UNE's mascot is unique: The Nor'easters. Stormin' Norman, is a cloud that walks around with a lightning bolt. They are an NCAA D3 athletics school, with a Cheer Team that just made the number one spot in Collegiate Cheer! UNE has three campuses: Bidd...
University of New England - Biddeford & Portland, Maine
 
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Saint Joseph's College is a Catholic college founded by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, in 1912. It is located in Standish, right on Sebago Lake. They are an NCAA D3 athletics school.
Saint Joseph's College of Maine - Standish, Maine
 
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Maine Maritime Academy is   located in the coastal town of Castine, Maine. Their mascot is the Mariners, and they are alo an NCAA D3 athletics school.
Maine Maritime Academy - Castine, Maine
 
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Maine College of Art & Design is located in downtown Portland, in the heart of the city. There are no athletics programs, and a very small residential life. The studios are incredible and being part of the greater Portland art scene, is a huge bo...
Maine College of Art & Design - Portland, Maine
 
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The College of the Atlantic located in Bar Harbor, on Mt Desert Island. A very small, very intimate school specializing in Marine studies.
College of the Atlantic - Mount Desert Island, Maine
 
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Maine Media Workshops + College is recognized as one of the world’s leading centers of creative learning for filmmaking, photography, writing, and book arts & design. Located in Rockport, Maine.
Maine Media Workshops - Rockport, Maine
 
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Beal University is a private university based in Bangor, Maine that has been preparing students for in-demand professions for over 130 years.
Diploma, Associate, Bachelor & Master Degrees at Beal ...
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Unity Environmental University at Pineland located within the Pineland Farms business campus in New Gloucester, Maine.
Unity Environmental University at Pineland -New Gloucester, Maine

University of Maine System

Maine's larger University programs, we basically have a small University in every region of the state. Each school is unique in it's offerings for degree programs. 

 
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The University of Maine (UMaine) is located in Orono, Maine. The largest college in the state. Their mascot is the Black Bears, and they are an NCAA D1 athletics school with a heavy focus on the Ice Hockey Team.  This is a Research school, with an incredible Masters Program.
The University of Maine - Orono, Maine
 
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The University of Southern Maine The university has three campuses: Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston, with the Portland campus being located in the heart of Maine's largest city. They are the Huskies, and are an NCAA D3 athletics school.
University of Southern Maine - Gorham & Portland, Maine
 
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The University of Maine at Augusta is centrally located in Augusta, with other campuses across the state, as well as a strong Online base. It is committed to lifelong learners. There are small dorms located in Hallowell, as a new residential program....
University of Maine at Augusta - Augusta & Bangor, Maine & Online Statewide
 
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The University of Maine at Farmington, their mascot is the Beavers and they are an NCAA D3 school. Specializing in being a school for teaching education for he future of Teachers in Maine.
University of Maine at Farmington - Farmington, Maine
 
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Located on the northernmost border of Maine, the University of Maine at Fort Kent's mascot is the Bengals. Fort Kent is just across the bridge from Canada, so the school has a lot of International Students and Franco American culture.
University of Maine at Fort Kent - Fort Kent, Maine
 
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University of Maine at Presque Isle campus sits on 150 acres surrounded by the rolling hills and potato fields of northern Maine. UMPI's mascot is the Owls, and they are an NCAA D3 school.
University of Maine at Presque Isle - Presque Isle, Maine
 
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The University of Maine at Machias is the Downeast regional campus of the University of Maine. As the Easternmost university in the United States, the campus is the first in the USA to see the sunrise everyday.
University of Maine at Machias - Machias, Maine

Maine's Community Colleges

Currently all State of Maine students admitted to Community Colleges, receive FREE tuition. What an amazing perks for the students of Maine. These Community colleges offer important vocational and technical trainings for jobs that will keep these stu... 

 
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Central Maine Community College provides quality, accessible college education and lifelong learning opportunities to a diverse population of students by offering: career and technical education; educational transfer; and services to support local an...
Central Maine Community College - Auburn, Maine
 
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Eastern Maine Community College provides the highest quality post-secondary technical, career, and transfer education, and serves as a dynamic community and economic resource.
Eastern Maine Community College - Bangor, Maine
 
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SMCC is a dynamic learning environment with two campuses, offsite and online courses, more than 40 academic programs, credit and noncredit offerings, about 6,000 students and limitless opportunities.
Southern Maine Community College -South Portland, Maine
 
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Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) is a public, two-year community college located in Fairfield, Maine, with satellite campuses in Hinckley and Waterville. It offers a range of academic and vocational programs, including associate degrees, cert...
Kennebec Valley Community College - Fairfield, Maine
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Northern Maine Community College (NMCC) is an accredited two-year college dedicated to empowering students and enriching communities. Here's what we offer: Diverse Programs: Explore over 30 associate degree and certificate programs designed to equip ...
Northern Maine Community College - Presque Isle, Maine
 
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Washington County Community College is a public institution in Calais, Maine. Its campus is located in a town with a total enrollment of 354. The school utilizes a semester-based academic year. The student-faculty ratio is 7-to-1
Washington County Community College - Calais, Maine
 
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York County Community College (YCCC) is a two-year public community college located in York County, Maine, offering a variety of associate's degrees and certificate programs. It's known for its student-centered approach, small class sizes, and flexib...
York County Community College - Wells, Maine

Maine Colleges in the News!

Students at our small Maine universities are supported in learning, and unique research opportunities. Here are some of the amazing work being done here in Maine.

 
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Bowdoin opens new Outdoor Recreation Center in Carrabasset Valley!
Bowdoin College Announces the Finnegan McCoul Woodruff Mountain Center
 
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Grant given for studying AI at Bowdoin College.
Netflix’s Reed Hastings Gives $50 Million to Bowdoin for A.I. Program
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New Masters program at UNE, to help tackle Climate Change.
UNE launches master’s program to train climate leaders
 
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UNE's President named Maine's Business Leader of the Year!
UNE President James Herbert named 2025 Business Leader of the Year by Mainebiz
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Massive renovations coming to UMAINE's Alfond Arena.
Alfond Arena renovations the biggest sign of UMaine’s commitment to upgrades
 
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Amazing study of wolves, happening at UMAINE
The story of dire wolves goes beyond de-extinction
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