Enrollment Trends at Eastern Maine CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,452 where 2,719 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 2,732 students in 2016 and was lowest at 2,042 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,732 to 2,719 students, a net loss of 13 (0.5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Eastern Maine Community College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,732	1,404	1,328
2016-17	2,620 -112	1,312 -92	1,308 -20
2017-18	2,567 -53	1,256 -56	1,311 3
2018-19	2,396 -171	1,152 -104	1,244 -67
2019-20	2,457 61	1,186 34	1,271 27
2020-21	2,042 -415	893 -293	1,149 -122
2021-22	2,076 34	1,000 107	1,076 -73
2022-23	2,376 300	1,164 164	1,212 136
2023-24	2,531 155	1,236 72	1,295 83
2024-25	2,719 188	1,352 116	1,367 72
Average	2,452	1,196	1,256

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 79.48%. The percentage was 81.88% 10 years ago and Eastern Maine CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.14% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.66% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.05% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.88% to 79.48%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.81% to 1.14%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.57% to 1.66%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.35% to 3.05%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3658 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3286 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Eastern Maine Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	48	22	43	37	4	2,237	32
2016-17	45	16	47	39	2	2,197	34
2017-18	31	15	33	38	4	2,163	47
2018-19	32	18	30	53	3	2,033	51
2019-20	27	22	22	50	2	1,981	57
2020-21	22	20	23	39	0	1,597	37
2021-22	25	20	35	57	1	1,738	39
2022-23	27	28	39	67	1	1,969	65
2023-24	29	26	33	78	2	1,918	73
2024-25	24	31	45	83	0	2,161	92
Average	31	22	35	54	2	1,999	53