Kennebec Valley Community College

Fairfield, Maine · Public

Of 12 assessed programs, 9 leave graduates out-earning a typical Maine high-school graduate (about $38,000/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 23 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$3,361
$30k to $48k	$3,863
$48k to $75k	$4,146
$75k to $110k	$6,145
$110k and up	$9,291
All families (average)	$3,910

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

12 of 35 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Maine high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$36,478	-$1,522	falls short	$11,711	insufficient data	48
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$73,136	+$35,136	clears the bar	$20,000	0.6 yrs	33
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$43,178	+$5,178	clears the bar	$15,000	2.9 yrs	31
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$33,225	-$4,775	falls short	$7,758	insufficient data	28
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$66,084	+$28,084	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$132,564	+$94,564	clears the bar	$5,500	0.1 yrs	22
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,244	+$15,244	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	$46,119 1-year earnings	+$8,119	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$41,939	+$3,939	clears the bar	$16,068	4.1 yrs	9
Marketing	Associate's Degree	$43,931	+$5,931	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$28,893 1-year earnings	-$9,107	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	$59,020	+$21,020	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($38,000/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.