Which Central Maine Community College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Electromechanical Technology graduates leave with a median of $10,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 Central Maine Community College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Central Maine Community College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,140 a year, and $7,020 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $6,975 a year.

How many Central Maine Community College programs report graduate pay?

8 associate's programs at Central Maine Community College report first-year pay, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

Central Maine Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Auburn, ME
2,952 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

8 Central Maine Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($66,734), and Information Technology the least ($31,114). The median program pays $41,571.

In-state tuition and fees$4,140Per year. Out-of-state $7,020

Average net price after aid$6,975Per year

Graduation rate30%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 8 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Maine" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Maine. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Maine
1	NursingAbout 33 graduates a year	$66,734	$71,277	$23,724	5th of 6
2	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$57,505	$56,119	$10,000	1st of 1
3	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 10 graduates a year	$43,372	$58,739	$11,750	1st of 2
4	Criminal JusticeAbout 22 graduates a year	$43,112	$58,787	$11,000	2nd of 2
5	Human ServicesAbout 27 graduates a year	$40,029	$37,181	$18,250	1st of 2
6	Business AdministrationAbout 59 graduates a year	$37,958	$37,779	$12,600	3rd of 4
7	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 52 graduates a year	$31,646	$40,041	$15,575	2nd of 4
8	Information TechnologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$31,114	$41,727	Not reported	2nd of 2

Program names link to the program's own page, and Maine ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Maine programs in the field do too.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$66,734
Electromechanical Technology$57,505
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$43,372
Criminal Justice$43,112
Human Services$40,029

Lowest median debt

Electromechanical Technology$10,000
Criminal Justice$11,000
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$11,750
Business Administration$12,600
Liberal Arts and General Studies$15,575

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 59 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 52 graduates a year
NursingAbout 33 graduates a year
Human ServicesAbout 27 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 22 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $66,734 in their first year, the most of 8 Central Maine Community College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Maine rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels