Maine’s public university and community college systems reported slight enrollment growth over last fall in preliminary data released this week, with leaders pointing to affordability and new programming as drivers of student interest.

The University of Maine System saw about 1% growth in enrollment, while the Maine Community College System reported 3.2% growth for the same window. However, not every school within each system saw increases over the previous year.

The data released this week from both systems is preliminary. Official fall enrollment numbers will be calculated in October.

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM

Just over 25,000 students have enrolled in Maine’s public universities this fall. This is the second year — and sixth semester — of enrollment growth in the overall system, wh

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