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- Employment: 14,410
- Hourly Mean Wage: $31.37
- Annual Mean Wage: $65,240
Renowned for its beautiful coastline dotted with scenic lighthouses, as well as for its delicious lobster and blueberries, Maine is a wonderful place to launch a career in nursing. For one, Maine compensates its nurses well, with nurses earning more here on average than most other states in the U.S. Secondly, Maine appears to be weathering the economic storm better than most of the nation, which bodes well for job-seekers here. The unemployment rate in April 2010 was significantly less than the national jobless rate. Also, Maine is not immune from the nationwide nursing shortage. Because Maine’s health care centers have such a great need for nurses, some have even offered incentive packages, including signing bonuses, to nurses from out-of-state and have budgeted to hire travel and contract nurses to fill in critical vacancies. A qualified RN in Maine does not often stay unemployed for long.
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Nurses are needed in Maine’s hospitals, outpatient clinics, doctor’s offices, nursing homes and home health care agencies. The most highly sought-after nursing jobs in Maine are concentrated in and around the major population centers, such as Portland, Lewiston and Bangor. Some of the largest and best-known employers of registered nurses in Maine include: Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (particularly Aroostook Medical Center), Maine General Health, Maine Medical Center and Mercy Hospital/Health System. Those who want to become nurses in Maine can get information about state licensure through the Maine State Board of Nursing. ANA—Maine, the state’s branch of the American Nurses Association, is the professional organization that represents the state’s nurses, and it maintains a website where RNs here can connect with one another, find continuing education opportunities, and keep up to date on policy issues relevant to Maine’s nurses.
School Name: Central Maine Community College
Address: 1250 Turner Street, Auburn, Maine 04210-6498
Contact: (207) 755-5100
Website: www.cmcc.edu
Type of School: 2-year, Public
Programs Offered: One but less than two years certificate;Associate’s degree
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 29 to 1
School Name: Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions
Address: 70 Middle Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240
Contact: (207) 795-2840
Website: www.cmmcson.edu
Type of School: 2-year, Private not-for-profit
Programs Offered: Associate’s degree
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 5 to 1
School Name: Eastern Maine Community College
Address: 354 Hogan Rd, Bangor, Maine 04401
Contact: (207) 974-4600
Website: www.emcc.edu
Type of School: 2-year, Public
Programs Offered: One but less than two years certificate;Associate’s degree;Two but less than 4 years certificate
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 11 to 1
School Name: Husson University
Address: One College Circle, Bangor, Maine 04401-2999
Contact: (207) 941-7000
Website: www.husson.edu
Type of School: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Programs Offered: One but less than two years certificate;Associate’s degree;Two but less than 4 years certificate;Bachelor’s degree;Postbaccalaureate certificate;Master’s degree;Post-master’s certificate
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 28 to 1
School Name: Intercoast Career Institute
Address: 207 Gannett Dr, South Portland, Maine 04106
Contact: (207) 822-9802
Website: www.intercoastcolleges.com
Type of School: < 2-year, Private for-profit
Programs Offered: Less than one year certificate;One but less than two years certificate
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 11 to 1
School Name: Kennebec Valley Community College
Address: 92 Western Ave, Fairfield, Maine 04937-1367
Contact: (207) 453-5000
Website: www.kvcc.me.edu
Type of School: 2-year, Public
Programs Offered: Less than one year certificate;One but less than two years certificate;Associate’s degree
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 29 to 1
School Name: Northern Maine Community College
Address: 33 Edgemont Dr, Presque Isle, Maine 04769-2016
Contact: (207) 768-2700
Website: www.nmcc.edu
Type of School: 2-year, Public
Programs Offered: Less than one year certificate;One but less than two years certificate;Associate’s degree
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 12 to 1
School Name: Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Address: 278 Whites Bridge Rd, Standish, Maine 04084-5236
Contact: (207) 892-6766
Website: www.sjcme.edu
Type of School: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Programs Offered: Less than one year certificate;Associate’s degree;Bachelor’s degree;Postbaccalaureate certificate;Master’s degree
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 14 to 1
School Name: Southern Maine Community College
Address: 2 Fort Road, South Portland, Maine 04106-1698
Contact: (207) 741-5500
Website: www.smccME.edu
Type of School: 2-year, Public
Programs Offered: Less than one year certificate;One but less than two years certificate;Associate’s degree
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 17 to 1
School Name: University of Maine
Address: Orono, Maine 04469
Contact: (207) 581-1110
Website: www.umaine.edu/
Type of School: 4-year, Public
Programs Offered: Bachelor’s degree;Postbaccalaureate certificate;Master’s degree;Post-master’s certificate
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 14 to 1
School Name: University of Maine at Augusta
Address: 46 University Dr, Augusta, Maine 04330-9410
Contact: (207) 621-3000
Website: www.uma.edu/
Type of School: 4-year, primarily associate’s, Public
Programs Offered: One but less than two years certificate;Associate’s degree;Bachelor’s degree;Postbaccalaureate certificate
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 17 to 1
School Name: University of Maine at Fort Kent
Address: 23 University Drive, Fort Kent, Maine 04743-1292
Contact: (207) 834-7500
Website: www.umfk.maine.edu
Type of School: 4-year, Public
Programs Offered: Associate’s degree;Bachelor’s degree
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
School Name: University of New England
Address: 11 Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford, Maine 04005
Contact: (207) 283-0171
Website: www.une.edu/
Type of School: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Programs Offered: Associate’s degree;Bachelor’s degree;Postbaccalaureate certificate;Master’s degree;Post-master’s certificate
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 13 to 1
School Name: University of Southern Maine
Address: 96 Falmouth St, Portland, Maine 04103
Contact: (207) 780-4141
Website: www.usm.maine.edu
Type of School: 4-year, Public
Programs Offered: Associate’s degree;Bachelor’s degree;Master’s degree;Post-master’s certificate
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
Source: http://www.bls.gov/oes/
