Photo: The postcard was published by the Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine. · Public domainBeal University is 10.9 miles from Winterport
No college sits inside Winterport’s boundary, but Beal University’s campus in Bangor, with 226 students on campus, is 10.9 miles from the center of town, and Eastern Maine Community College is 14.3 miles away in Bangor. About 8% of Winterport’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Winterport. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Winterport
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Winterport
Two private colleges within 13.2 miles, and Eastern Maine Community College 14.3 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Maine Maritime Academy, is 19.4 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Winterport’s median household income ($98,333) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Winterport
Is Winterport a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Winterport residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maine (6). The nearest campus, Beal University, is 10.9 miles away in Bangor.
What colleges are near Winterport?
Within 15 miles: Beal University (10.9 miles, 226 students on campus), Husson University (13.2 miles, 2,317) and Eastern Maine Community College (14.3 miles, 1,955).
What is the closest community college to Winterport, and what does it cost?
Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, 14.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,156 a year for Maine residents; the federal net price, $8,928, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Maine Maritime Academy cost if we live in Maine?
Tuition and fees are $15,158 a year in-state and $31,102 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,511 (under $30,000 income) to $25,021 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Winterport. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →