Kennebec Valley Community College

Fairfield, Maine

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Town
  • 1,597 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Carpentry and construction

  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 25 finishedGraduates here earned $32,143 a year after finishingNationally: $30,190

Clinical lab technician

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 40 finishedGraduates here earned $99,810 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $52,275 a year after finishingNationally: $55,611

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 32 finishedGraduates here earned $65,586 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589

Massage therapy

  • Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $42,319 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452

Plumbing and pipefitting

  • Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 32 finishedGraduates here earned $74,420 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (12)
  • Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,380
  • Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $45,385
  • Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $47,691
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $36,821 a year afterNationally: $37,910
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degreeNationally: $38,650
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 33 finishedGraduates here earned $37,443 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • MarketingCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $43,966
  • MarketingAssociate degree · 33 finishedNationally: $38,094
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $41,294
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $38,048
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $45,150
  • Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $30,994
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$6,446$30–48k$6,870$48–75k$7,015$75–110k$10,470Over $110k$12,445Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$7,256per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$14,935sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$4,156Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
12%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$44,9986 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$46,87410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$11,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
43%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
18%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Kennebec Valley Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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