University of Maine at Augusta
University in Augusta, Maine
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMaine Augusta or UMA) is a public college in Augusta, Maine, United States. It is part of the University of Maine System. UMA provides baccalaureate and select associate degrees and master's degrees for residents of Maine. The university has campuses in Augusta and Bangor, seven Center locations and courses offered online.
History
The University of Maine at Augusta was established in 1965 by an act of the 102nd Maine Legislature as a continuing education division of the University of Maine. In September, 1967, it was approved as a campus of the University of Maine and began offering day and evening classes. In 1971, it became a separate campus in the University of Maine system. In 1995, the University of Maine System Board of Trustees added University College of Bangor (UCB) to UMA.
The university now has eight locations besides the Augusta campus, in Bangor, Brunswick, East Millinocket, Ellsworth, Lewiston, Rockland, Rumford and Saco.
Presidents
Joseph S. Szakas (interim)
Jenifer Cushman (2023-present)
Academics
The University of Maine at Augusta is divided into two primary academic colleges: College of Arts and Sciences and College of Professional Studies. UMA offers 3 master's degrees, 25 baccalaureate degrees, 16 associate degrees, and 46 non-degree certificate programs.
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Contemporary correspondence, administrative files and participant testimony can test how later narratives organized the event or institution. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7895654. VIAF identifies the subject as 129030274. The Library of Congress control number is n82120214. Authority coordinates are 44.338, -69.797. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1965, 1967, 1971 and 1995.
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