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Maine College of Art

Maine College of Art
97 Spring Street
Portland, ME 04101

Official telephone: (207) 775-3052
Toll-free telephone: (800) 639-4808
Fax number: (207) 772-5069
Website: www.meca.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 381
Full-time undergraduates: 352
Part-time undergraduates: 29
Total graduate students: 28
Full-time graduate students: 28
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 52%
First-year student breakdown:
4.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
4.3% Asian or Pacific Islander
72.9% White (non-Hispanic)
18.6% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
2.1% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander
2.5% Hispanic
82.6% White (non-Hispanic)
0.7% total international (nonresident aliens)
11.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
City or town school is located in: Portland, Maine
Population of city/town: 65,000
Nearest major city: Boston, Massachusetts
Distance of nearest major city: 100 miles
Population of nearest major city: 589,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 61%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 29%
Percent of students who live off campus: 71%
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 83
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Visual resources collection.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Institute of contemporary art.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service
Counseling services:
personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, alumni services
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 85%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government
Minority student organizations:
multicultural group
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
movie club, outdoor club, ski and snowboard club

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: no

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Portland, Maine (5 miles)
Nearest other airport: Boston, Massachusetts (100 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Portland, Maine (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Portland, Maine (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 1%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no