York County Community College is a public community college located in Wells, ME. It offers 33 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 6 programs).

It is accredited by .

The 2024 tuition & fees of York County Community College is $3,760 for Maine residents and $6,640 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Maine public community colleges' average ($6,655).

The school has 1,625 students, which is lower than Maine community collleges' average (1,875). In addition, 812 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (13 to 1) of Maine community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at York County Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Maine community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
Maine ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,760$6,640
Books & Supplies$1,400
On-Campus Living Costs$15,017
Off-Campus Living Costs$23,740
Average Financial Aid$3,289
Cost of Attendance$20,177$23,057
After Financial Aid$16,888$19,768
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Maine ResidentsOut-of-State Students
York County Community College$3,760$6,640
Public Community Colleges in Maine$3,775$6,655
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

York County Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs24NOT OFFERED
Total Programs1122NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EducationNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Drafting and Design Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 15 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
GerontologyNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 12 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic Social WorkNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Precision Production Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
ElectricianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction Trades (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Machine Tool Technology/MachinistNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical/Clinical AssistantNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 15 completers
 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,625 students at York County Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 473 male students and 908 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total1,3812991,082
Male Students473111362
Female Students908188720

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 1,625 total students, 1,112 students enrolled through distance learning (812 students enrolled exclusively and 300 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,625
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses812
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses300
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses513

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for York County Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address112 College Drive, Wells, ME
Phone207-646-9282
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$3,760
Out-of-State$6,640
Student Population »1,625 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »23%
Transfer-out Rate10%
Retention Rate53% (Full-time)
34% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,289
Students to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)