10-yr median earnings
$36,035
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Fairfield, Maine
Kennebec Valley Community College
Kennebec Valley Community College is a public institution in Fairfield, Maine. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $3,910
- Avg net price / yr
- $36,035
- 10-yr median earnings
- 43.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Kennebec Valley Community College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 35th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 43.7%
- 150%-time completion
- -19%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Remote
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Kennebec Valley Community College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
53/100
Kennebec Valley Community College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$36,035
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$3,910
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
43.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C-
$13,255
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C+
65.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$3,910
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
43.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 43.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Kennebec Valley Community College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Kennebec Valley Community College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Kennebec Valley Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$36,035 35th percentile higher than 35% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Kennebec Valley Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $36,035 | #3342 of 5103 | 35th |
| Average net price | $3,910 | #196 of 5020 | 96th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 43.7% | #3398 of 4858 | 30th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,597 | #1689 of 5462 | 69th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,597
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
43.7%
150%-time completion
$36,035
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Kennebec Valley Community College ranks in Maine
State rank among 32 reporting Maine colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Kennebec Valley Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $36,035 | #27 of 32 | 16th |
| Average net price | $3,910 | #1 of 31 | 97th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 43.7% | #21 of 30 | 30th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,597 | #14 of 32 | 56th |
Highest former-student earnings in Maine
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine Maritime Academy | $89,964 | $23,414 |
| 2 | Bowdoin College | $82,735 | $14,398 |
| 3 | Colby College | $80,490 | $17,180 |
| 4 | Maine College of Health Professions | $79,840 | $26,312 |
| 5 | Bates College | $69,498 | $29,351 |
| 6 | The Landing School | $65,849 | $35,532 |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | $59,045 | $27,555 |
| 8 | University of New England | $55,921 | $38,107 |
| 9 | University of Maine at Fort Kent | $51,077 | $7,482 |
| 10 | University of Southern Maine | $49,958 | $13,596 |
| 11 | University of Maine | $48,653 | $17,510 |
| 12 | University of Maine - Machias | $48,653 | - |
| 27 | Kennebec Valley Community CollegeThis school | $36,035 | $3,910 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Kennebec Valley Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $3,361
$0 – $30k
$3,361 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$3,863 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$4,146 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$9,291 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Kennebec Valley Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,156 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $7,036 |
| Average Net Price | $3,910 |
31.3%
Pell Grant Rate
13.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$13,255
Median Debt
$141/mo
Monthly Payment
Kennebec Valley Community College costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $9,620 to $6,994 (-27.3%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $9,6202023 · $6,994
Over the same years, enrollment went -5.5% (1,627 → 1,538 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
63.2%
Female
49.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$44,404
Median Earnings (6yr)
54.0%
Earning Over $25K
65.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 43.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $44,404 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $36,035 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 54.0% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 65.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $13,255 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $141/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 12 | 210 | $49,624 | $73,136 | $14,107 |
| Certificate | 4 | 58 | $92,904 | $132,564 | $5,500 |
Top programs at Kennebec Valley Community College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$132,564 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$73,136 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$66,084 median earnings
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$59,020 median earnings
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$53,244 median earnings
- Marketing $43,931
Marketing
$43,931 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical … $43,178
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$43,178 median earnings
- Mental and Social Health S… $41,939
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
$41,939 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
Explore Data-Matched Colleges
Matches use Scorecard measures among reporting colleges — not state-system recommendations or geographic proximity.
Similar Enrollment and Sector
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1,634 students · 37 apart
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1,554 students · 43 apart
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1,539 students · 58 apart
Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, OH
$3,925 net price · $15 apart
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$3,894 net price · $16 apart
South Florida State College
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$3,877 net price · $33 apart
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
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$3,873 net price · $37 apart
Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Kennebec Valley Community College? ▼
Kennebec Valley Community College is a public institution in Fairfield, Maine. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,597 students.
How much do Kennebec Valley Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Kennebec Valley Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $36,035 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $44,404.
How much does Kennebec Valley Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Kennebec Valley Community College is $3,910. In-state tuition is $4,156 and out-of-state tuition is $7,036. Median student debt at graduation is $13,255.
What is the graduation rate at Kennebec Valley Community College? ▼
Kennebec Valley Community College has a 43.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Kennebec Valley Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Kennebec Valley Community College is $13,255, while former students earn a median of $36,035 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 37% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 65.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $141.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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