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Nursing at Northern Maine Community College

If you plan to study Nursing, consider the program at Northern Maine Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northern Maine Community College is located in Presque Isle, ME.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 26 nursing graduations were recorded at Northern Maine Community College.

Online Class Availability at Northern Maine Community College

Many students take online classes at Northern Maine Community College. Of 843 students, 264 (31%) studied exclusively online and 297 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Northern Maine Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Northern Maine Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Maine	#5 of 15
Best Schools (Quality)	Maine	#12 of 15
Best Value	New England (Region)	#27 of 92
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#89 of 97
Best Value	Nationwide	#687 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1603 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Northern Maine Community College

Students who complete Northern Maine Community College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$52,322
2 years	$53,108
3 years	$55,060
4 years	$59,436
5 years	$73,312

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Northern Maine Community College take home a median $59,436, compared with $54,100 for all Northern Maine Community College graduates — about 10% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Northern Maine Community College comes in at $20,750.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Northern Maine Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Northern Maine Community College are 96% women (25) and 4% men (1).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Northern Maine Community College

Of the 26 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Northern Maine Community College, 96% were women (25) and 4% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Northern Maine Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	26

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Northern Maine Community College

The Nursing program at Northern Maine Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	26

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Northern Maine Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.