University of Maine at Farmington |
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University of Maine at Farmington
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224 Main St
Farmington, ME 04938-9978 |
General information
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(207) 778-7000
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| Type of institution: |
Public, 4-year or above |
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| Federal Aid: |
Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
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| Degrees offered: |
Bachelor degrees |
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| Carnegie classification: |
Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields |
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| Number of students: |
2,351 (2007)
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| 2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee: | $ 40 |
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| Mission |
| The University of Maine at Farmington serves a statewide mission as Maine's public liberal arts college. We offer the educational experiences typically found at selective private colleges to bright and ambitious students from Maine and beyond. We are committed to the belief that a liberal education in a residential setting is the best preparation for careers and for citizenship. Because all our graduates, including those who have studied in pre-professional programs, are liberally educated, they are creative problem solvers who have learned how to learn and how to work on complex challenges with people from a variety of backgrounds and fields. |
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| About this School |
| The University of Maine at Farmington, established in 1864 as Maine’s first public institution of higher education, is Maine’s selective public liberal arts college, offering programs in teacher education, human services and arts and sciences.
The University of Maine at Farmington is part of the University of Maine System. The school is also at times referred to as UMaine Farmington or UMF for short.
Farmington is located in Franklin County, approximately 40 miles from Maine's capital city of Augusta. The town is surrounded by numerous lakes, streams, ponds, mountains and various wildlife.
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| History |
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In 1857, a convention of teachers from Maine's Franklin County resolved, "That the interests of our common schools, and the teachers having them in charge, not only require the fostering care of the State, but most imperatively demand the immediate establishment of that long neglected source of improvement, a State Normal School ... and as teachers of Franklin County, we would respectfully, yet earnestly, request the early attention of our present Legislature to the endowment and establishment of such an institution."
In March 1863, amidst much heated argument, a Normal School Act finally passed into law, and that fall, Farmington was chosen from a list of possible locations for the first normal school, making the University of Maine Farmington the first public institution of higher education in the entire State of Maine.
On August 24, 1864, 31 students gathered in an attic above a downtown commercial building, called Beal’s Hall, where they met until they were able to move into their new building that winter. The new home of what was to be called the Farmington Normal School was described as "rough, crude, and plenty humble" by UMF historian Richard P. Mallett. Today, Merrill Hall, the university’s original Main Street home and now the oldest public building on a Maine campus, is anything but rough, crude, and humble.
When the first class graduated from the Western State Normal School on May 25, 1866, State Superintendent Rev. Dr. Ballard said, "The whole drew forth warm commendation from the literary gentlemen present, and all felt satisfied that the diploma given to each member of the graduating class was indeed a testimonial to good character, diligence in study, ample attainments, and a compliance with the rules of the school. The persons most interested in its work and care, saw on that day a rich compensation for the solicitude of the enterprise, which had thus far, at least, been regarded as an experiment..." Ballard’s remarks show that success was not a foregone conclusion, and there was much room for satisfaction among those who had fought for Maine’s first teachers’ college.
The Western State Normal School stood out among teachers’ colleges for its commitment to integrating a strong liberal arts program into teacher training, for it was thought that only those with a strong background in the liberal arts could effectively teach the arts and sciences. Obvious as this may seem, it was not the rule among teachers of the time. The classic emphasis on memorizing lessons may have grown from the danger of exposing unlettered teachers to inquisitive pupils.
Many early graduates attended the school for its liberal arts offerings alone. Among these were the Stanley brothers, famous for building the Stanley Steamer automobile; and John Frank Stevens, engineer of the Panama Canal. Interest in the liberal arts continued unabated until the college offered its first degree programs in the liberal arts in 1971. By the 1974-75 school year, nearly 300 students were enrolled in liberal arts majors.
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| Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students |
| Tuition and Fees | 2009-2008 | 2008-2007 | 2007-2006 |
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| In-State | $ 8,206 | $ 7,157 | $ 6,408 |
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| Out of State | $ 15,982 | $ 14,837 | $ 14,120 |
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| Books and Supplies | $ 560 | $ 690 | $ 650 |
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| On-Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 7,158 | $ 6,722 | $ 6,312 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 2,590 | $ 2,451 | $ 2,391 |
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| Off Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 6,312 | $ 6,722 | $ 6,312 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 2,590 | $ 2,451 | $ 2,391 |
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| Off Campus w/ family |
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| Other Expenses | $ 2,122 | $ 2,451 | $ 2,391 |
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Financial aid 2006-2007
Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students
| Type of Aid | Percentage of students receiving aid | Average amount of aid they received |
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| Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
31% |
$ 3,884 |
| State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
37% |
$ 1,085 |
| Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
43% |
$ 3,499 |
| Loans to students |
60% |
$ 3,149 |
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End of file for University of Maine at Farmington.
University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Art + Art Studies, General | |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media. |
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Bachelor degree
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | |
Any instructional program in the biological and biomedical sciences not listed in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences, General category. |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences, General | |
A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations. |
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Bachelor degree
Business + Commerce, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals... |
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Computer Science | |
A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer hardware design; computer development and... |
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Bachelor degree
Creative Writing | |
A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts. |
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Bachelor degree
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. |
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Education + Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | |
A program that focuses on the design of educational services for children or adults with emotional conditions which adversely affect their educational performance and that may prepare individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in identifying students with emotional disturbances, developing... |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Education + Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation | |
A program that focuses on the design of educational services for children or adults with mental disabilities which adversely affect their educational performance and that may prepare individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in identifying students with mental retardation, developing... |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Education + Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | |
A program that focuses on the design of educational services for children or adults with specific learning disabilities which adversely affect their educational performance and that may prepare individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in identifying students with specific learning disabilities,... |
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Bachelor degree
Elementary Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter. |
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Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature, General | |
A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Environmental Science | |
A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society... |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Fine + Studio Arts, General | |
A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images);... |
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Bachelor degree
General Studies | |
An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies. |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Geography | |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of the spatial distribution and interrelationships of people, natural resources, plant and animal life. Includes instruction in historical and political geography, cultural geography, economic and physical geography, regional science, cartographic methods,... |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Geology + Earth Science, General | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology,... |
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Bachelor degree
Health Teacher Education | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach health education programs at various educational levels. |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
History, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures;... |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Kindergarten + Preschool Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in formal settings prior to beginning regular elementary school, usually ranging in age from three to six years (or grade one), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | |
Any single instructional program in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities not listed in the Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, General category. |
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Bachelor degree
Mathematics, General | |
A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations. |
| University of Maine at Farmington
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Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | |
Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category. |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Psychology, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods,... |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Public Health Education and Promotion | |
A program that focuses on the application of educational and communications principles and methods to the promotion of preventive health measures and the education of targeted populations on health issues, and prepares individuals to function as public health educators and health promotion specialists.... |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | |
Any instructional program in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions not listed in the Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General category. |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Secondary Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or specific subject matter. |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Special Education and Teaching, General | |
A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities,... |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Special Education and Teaching, Other | |
Any instructional program in special education not listed in the Special Education and Teaching, General category. |
| University of Maine at Farmington
Bachelor degree
Women's Studies | |
A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on literature, philosophy, and the arts as... |
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