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York County Community College: cost, admission and results

York County Community College is a public college in Wells, Maine. It has about 1,133 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $3,013 a year.

At a glance

  • $3,013Net price a year
  • 27%Graduation rate
  • $45,918Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Wells, Maine 04090
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Suburb of a small city
Undergraduate students
1,133
Students per teacher
21 to 1
Accredited by
New England Commission on Higher Education
Website
yccc.edu

Getting in

York County Community College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Maine$4,156
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$7,036
Room and meals on campus$13,539
Books and supplies$1,400
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$12,326
Average net price after grants and scholarships$3,013

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 82% below the median net price of colleges in Maine on this site ($17,191). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$2,221
$30,001 to $48,000$315
$48,001 to $75,000$4,730
$75,001 to $110,000$5,735
Above $110,000not reported

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeME medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year57%73%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)27%47%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$45,918$48,302$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$11,000$20,474$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Maine and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

29% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 9% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 66% women and 34% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 16 of the 24 colleges in Maine on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,800.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at York County Community College?

Published tuition and fees are $4,156 a year for students from Maine and $7,036 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of York County Community College?

27% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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