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Washington County Community College Overview

Located in Calais, Maine, Washington County Community College is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Calais draws many to the area.

What Is Washington County Community College Known For?

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  • Students at Washington County Community College may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 7 to 1.
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Washington County Community College.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 55% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Washington County Community College?

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Contact details for Washington County Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One College Drive, Calais, ME 04619
Phone: 207-454-1000
Website: www.wccc.me.edu

How Do I Get Into Washington County Community College?

You can apply to Washington County Community College online at: portal.wccc.me.edu/ICS/Admissions/Admissions_Homepage.jnz?portlet=Apply_Online_2.0&screen=Begin%2f%2f85c45e50-a9d2-4846-be74-735a40213174&scree

As long as you submit the requested materials to Washington County Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Washington County Community College?

17% Take Out Loans
11.2% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Washington County Community College, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $5,006 a year. That adds up to $20,024 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Washington County Community College is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Washington County Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

176 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 405 undergraduate students at Washington County Community College, with 176 being full-time and 229 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 176 full-time undergraduates at Washington County Community College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Washington County Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 143
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Online Learning at Washington County Community College

169 Took All Classes Online
223 Took At Least One Class Online
130.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 223 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Washington County Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 14th most popular in Maine for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Washington County Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Washington County Community College was 130.8%. This is the #359 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Washington County Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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