Colleges in Waterville Maine

County: Kennebec

Elevation: 120 feet

Land Area: 13.6 square miles

Population Density: 1179 people per square mile

Population: 16,016

Population change since 2000: 2.60%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (95.2%), Two or more races (1.4%), American Indian (1.3%), Hispanic (1.1%), Black (0.8%)

Ancestries (City): English (19.3%), French (18.1%), French Canadian (16.0%), Irish (12.3%), German (6.5%), United States (6.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (68.7 miles , pop. 64,249)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (170.4 miles , pop. 589,141)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (334.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650)

Nearest cities: Winslow, ME (1.5 miles ), Oakland, ME (1.8 miles ), Fairfield, ME (1.8 miles ), Oakland, ME (2.0 miles ), Fairfield, ME (2.2 miles ), Benton, ME (2.6 miles ), Sidney, ME (2.9 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Waterville: Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 5,500, Local Ops: 8,000, Military Ops: 50)

Waterville Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

House age above state average.

Number of college students above state average.

High school or higher: 82.70%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.00%

Graduate or professional degree: 8.20%

Colleges/Universities in Waterville:

COLBY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 1,814, Location: MAYFLOWER HILL DRIVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.colby.edu

THOMAS COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 541, Location: 180 W RIVER RD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.thomas.edu, Offers Master's degree

HELPING HANDS

Location: 40 AIRPORT RD, Private, for-profit, Website: www.mint.net/helpinghands

FULLER CIRCLES-SCHOOL FOR THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

Location: 5 KIMBALL ST, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Waterville:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA

about 16 miles, AUGUSTA, ME, Full-time enrollment: 3,172

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON

about 25 miles, FARMINGTON, ME, FT enrollment: 2,229

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

about 59 miles, ORONO, ME, FT enrollment: 8,590

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE

about 68 miles, PORTLAND, ME, FT enrollment: 7,381

SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE

about 72 miles, STANDISH, ME, FT enrollment: 2,376

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

about 85 miles, BIDDEFORD, ME, FT enrollment: 2,251

PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE

about 114 miles, PLYMOUTH, NH, FT enrollment: 3,542