About 24.4 percent of the 476 degrees and certificates handed out by Central Maine Community College in 2017-18 were to students in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Auburn conferred 116 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate’s degree in general studies. Data shows the school gave out 103 associate’s degrees in general studies, followed by 36 associate’s degrees in general business administration and management and 35 associate’s degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse.
The college enrolled 3,068 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.
| Program | Associates degrees | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies | 103 | – | 103 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 13 | – | 13 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 116 | – | 116 | 24.4 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 35 | – | 35 | |
| Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder | 11 | 5 | 16 | |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 58 | 5 | 63 | 13.2 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 36 | 6 | 42 | |
| Accounting | 13 | – | 13 | |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 51 | 7 | 58 | 12.2 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 32 | 10 | 42 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 32 | 10 | 42 | 8.8 |
| Network and System Administration/Administrator | 25 | – | 25 | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 34 | 1 | 35 | 7.4 |
| Machine Tool Technology/Machinist | 23 | 8 | 31 | |
| Precision Production total | 23 | 8 | 31 | 6.5 |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 28 | – | 28 | |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total | 28 | – | 28 | 5.9 |
| Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 16 | 3 | 19 | |
| Civil Engineering Technology/Technician | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 23 | 3 | 26 | 5.5 |
| Human Services, General | 19 | – | 19 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 19 | – | 19 | 4 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 13 | – | 13 | |
| Education total | 13 | – | 13 | 2.7 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 11 | – | 11 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 11 | – | 11 | 2.3 |
| Graphic Communications, General | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | 10 | – | 10 | 2.1 |
| Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Personal and Culinary Services total | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.9 |
| Building Construction Technology | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Construction Trades total | 7 | – | 7 | 1.5 |
| Physical Fitness Technician | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 7 | – | 7 | 1.5 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 1 | – | 1 | 0.2 |
