Career Training Path

Career Training PathMaine › Washington County Community College

Washington County Community College

Calais, Maine · Public community college

Electrician schoolsHeavy equipment operator schoolsWelding schoolsAuto mechanic schoolsHVAC schoolsMedical assistant programsPlumbing schoolsPhlebotomy classes
55%completion rate · Maine avg 57%
not reportedmedian debt of graduates
not reportedmedian earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$34,407median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: New England Commission of Higher Education (Accredited)
Address: One College Drive, Calais, ME 04619 · Phone: (207) 454-1000 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Washington County Com… Washington County Com…: 55.2% 55.2% Maine average Maine average: 56.7% 56.7% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Electricians$54,180$75,380$84,390
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators$46,200$56,140$61,480
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$47,230$62,220$69,130
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$38,420$52,040$61,970
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$47,090$63,170$76,920
Medical assistants$40,220$47,580$51,460
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters$48,120$64,000$75,720
Phlebotomists$37,810$45,640$48,010

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Maine (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 12 not reported not reported not reported
Ground Transportation Certificate, 300–899 hours 7 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 6 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 4 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 3 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 3 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 2 not reported not reported not reported
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Certificate, 1–2 years 2 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 1 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

Visit the school's website ↗

The Path
Lineworkers earn $95k. Dental hygienists $98k. Barbers $38k.
The federal numbers on every trade, technical and healthcare career, in a free weekly newsletter.
Subscribe →

Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

The Path
Nine months to a paycheck that AI can't take.
A free weekly newsletter for people choosing a hands-on career: trades, technical and healthcare.
Subscribe →