92 Western Avenue
Fairfield, ME 04937

Kennebec Valley community college is the first step towards your educational goals. Located in Fairfield, the school offers one- and two-year degree and certificate programs for a wide array of students. Whether you're looking to jump straight into your career or transfer to a four-year institution, Kennebec Valley is the place to start. The school maintains particularly strong technical programs of study, especially in the area of allied health. Of the 27 academic programs offered on campus, approximately half are in the health care or healthcare administration fields. Kennebec Valley Community College also boasts a strong distance learning program with three degree programs in the fields of liberal arts, computer science, and business administration available in a completely online setting. In addition, Kennebec Valley Community College also offers four more academic programs (in the fields of biological sciences, medical assistantship, health information technology, and education) that can be partially completed online.

To support both online and virtual classroom students, Kennebec Valley Community College provides several academic support programs including free academic advising, financial aid counseling, support for disabled students, personal counseling, and job search help. Additional academic and financial support services are available for first-generation, low-income, and physically disabled students. The school provides social and cultural events available to all students throughout the school year. School-sponsored activities include barbecues, campus-wide volunteer projects, guest lecturers, artistic performances, and concerts. Kennebec Valley Community College is also home to several varsity athletic teams, a campus-wide intramurals sports program, and myriad student clubs and organizations including a student senate and campus chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honors society for two-year college students. Whether you're interested in joining a political organization, volunteer club, religious group, performing arts group, or social club, there's something for everyone on this campus. The Nautilus Fitness Center is available for all students to use too.

Quick Facts:

In addition to academic courses, Kennebec Valley Community College also operates a full-scale professional development center and customized training programs for local businesses.

Through the Advantage U program, students looking to transfer to a four-year school can receive guaranteed admission to any of Maine's public universities.

nursing and business administration are the most popular majors at Kennebec Valley Community College.

Nursing, Pulp and Paper Technology, and Respiratory Therapy grads had the highest starting salary upon leaving Kennebec Valley Community College.

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