Associate in Science in Nursing
An initial RN pathway with classroom, lab, and clinical learning. The program sheet lists Bangor and regional distance sites; students provide transportation to clinical placements, which can include evening and weekend assignments.
Visit official program page ↗- Location
- Bangor, Maine; regional sites subject to cohort availability
- Learning format
- Campus
- Program length
- 70-credit curriculum over 5 listed semesters, including summer; prerequisite study can add time.
- Starting requirements
- TEAS testing and prerequisites in anatomy/physiology with lab, college writing, and quantitative reasoning. Confirm transfer equivalents and current course numbers; the school’s admissions and program pages use different course codes.
- Source reviewed
- 2026-09-28
- Published tuition & cost notes
- The college publishes tuition of $96 per credit for Maine residents and $192 for nonresidents, plus a $29 comprehensive fee and $13 student-services fee per credit. These are general rates, not an all-in nursing price; nursing course charges, insurance, books, travel, and living expenses are additional. The general rate page is undated; confirm rates for your entering term.Undated published rates; checked September 2026 · Source checked 2026-09-28View official source ↗
- Program accreditation
- ACEN lists the associate nursing program as Accredited with no stipulation. Its record was updated July 31, 2026; the next visit is listed as Spring 2028.ACEN directory record updated July 31, 2026 · Source checked 2026-09-28View official source ↗
- State-board RN program listing
- Eastern Maine Community College appears in the Maine Board’s approved professional nursing education directory under Associate Degree. Confirm current cohort and location availability directly with the college.Maine Board RN directory; checked September 2026 · Source checked 2026-09-28View official source ↗
- NCLEX results
- 87.27% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate for January–December 2025: 48 of 55 candidates passed. This is the board’s program-level total for Eastern Maine Community College, not a separate result for each regional site.2025 calendar year · Source checked 2026-09-28View official source ↗