| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
378 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
364 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
14 |
| Total graduate students: |
8 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
6 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
2 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
21 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
83% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 5.1% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 8.9% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 64.6% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 21.5% | Nonresident Alien |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.5% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.5% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.8% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.8% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 70.4% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.4% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 16.2% | Nonresident Alien |
| 2.5% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
38 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Bar Harbor, ME |
| Population of city/town: |
5,235 |
| Nearest major city: |
Bangor, ME |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
50 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
32,673 |
| Online campus map: |
www.coa.edu/
campus-map.htm |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (100%)
- special housing for disabled students
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
37% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
63% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
40% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| 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: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
60 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Writing center. |
| 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: |
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Natural history library. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery, natural history museum, applied human ecology center, watershed coalition center, equipment for outdoor leadership, organic community garden, dock, sailboats, research vessels; GIS and video editing labs; media design, ceramics, and print studios. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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writing, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, Internship and post-college job office. |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, alumni mentoring. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
mostly |
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| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook |
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| School newspaper(s): |
COA News, updated continuously online |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Meditation and spirit groups |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Jazz ensemble, chorus, spectrum, Student Activities Committee, COA Council on Foreign Affairs, Campus Committee on Sustainability, Earth in Brackets, student framework for environmental and social justice; woodworking, dance, poetry, fiber arts, film, random acts of kindness, food, vegetarian/vegan, zero waste, and botany clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
no |
| School mascot: |
Black Flies |
| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, bicycling, canoeing, climbing, cricket, hiking, ice hockey, kayaking, rock climbing, sailing, scuba diving, skiing/cross-country, snowshoeing, soccer, softball, tobogganing, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Bangor (50 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Trenton (12 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Portland (150 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Bangor (50 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
18% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
6% immediately, 22% within one year of graduation, 33% within 3 years of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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American University, Boston University, Columbia University, College of the Atlantic, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Harvard University, Northeastern University, Tufts University, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Los Angeles, University of Copenhagen, University of Maine-Orono, University of Southern Maine, Yale University. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
45% within six months of graduation, 65% within one year of graduation, 73% within two years of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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National Park Service, NOAA, The Jackson Laboratory. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, First District Congresswoman from Maine
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Greg Stone, Vice President of Conservation International, influential in creating the world's largest marine sanctuary in in Kiribati, the Phoenix Islands
- Nell Newman, founder, Newman's Own Organics.
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