University of Maine at Presque Isle

UMPI currently offers 21 Baccalaureate Degrees from Accounting to Social Work, 4 Associate Degrees, and 27 Minor Programs. In addition, the university also offers a 1-year Teacher Certification Program.

Ready for an educational adventure? That’s what you’ll get at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Our campus is filled with dedicated professors who share the latest research and pedagogy in their fields through hands-on activities, interactive discussions, experiential projects, and adventurous learning. Our professors also get students out in the community, participating in service learning projects, and even further afield, taking part in national conferences and field work expeditions.

For more than a century, the University of Maine at Presque Isle has been helping students find their path to great professional careers. We provide 1,500 traditional and non-traditional students with life-changing opportunities in a caring, small-university environment. One of seven autonomous campuses within the University of Maine System, UMPI combines liberal arts and selected professional programs and serves as a cultural and educational resource for the entire region. The University has adopted a learning focus that embraces the curriculum, student life, even the classrooms themselves. It’s called adventurous learning – intellectual, cultural, and outdoor adventure in an extraordinary natural and cultural environment. This kind of learning provides opportunities for personal discovery and individual adventure so that students develop the skills and self-confidence to succeed in life.

Our campus sits on 150 acres surrounded by the rolling hills and potato fields of northern Maine. The city of Presque Isle offers opportunities for both summer and winter outdoor sports and is the primary commercial center of the region. Combining clean air, clear skies, and safe small-town life next door to the Northern Maine Woods, it also boasts blue-ribbon schools, a regional airport, and easy access to nearby Canada.

The University was founded in 1903 as the Aroostook State Normal School by the Maine State Legislature following the work of dedicated citizens who saw the growing need for post-secondary education in central Aroostook County. The University has undergone four name changes since then: in 1952, it was renamed The Aroostook State Teachers College; in 1965, it became The Aroostook State College; three years later, it was renamed The Aroostook State College of the University of Maine; and since 1971, it has been known as The University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Courses Offered
Associate Degrees

• Applied Art, AA
• Criminal Justice, AA
• Liberal Studies, AA
• Medical Laboratory Technology, AS
• Professional Communication, AA
• Special Education Paraprofessional, AA

Baccalaureate Degrees

• Art, BA
• Art, BFA
• Art Education, BAAE
• Athletic Training, BS
• Bachelor of Applied Science, BAS
• Bachelor of Liberal Studies, BLS
• Behavorial Science – Sociology, BA
• Biology, BA
• Business Administration, BA – Accounting Concentration
• Business Administration, BA – Management Concentration
• Business Administration, BA – Management Information Systems Concentration
• Criminal Justice, BA
• Elementary Education, BS
• English, BA – Film Studies Concentration
• English, BA – General Concentration
• English, BA – Journalism & Mass Communication Concentration
• English, BA – Online Literary Studies Concentration
• English, BA – Writing Concentration
• Environmental Studies and Sustainability, BS
• History and Political Science, BA – History Concentration
• History and Political Science, BA – Political Science Concentration
• Mathematics, BS
• Nursing Transfer
• Physical Education – Non-Teaching, BS
• Physical Education – Teaching, BS
• Psychology, BA
• Recreation/Leisure Services, BS – Community Recreation Concentration
• Recreation/Leisure Services, BS – Outdoor Recreation/Leadership Concentration
• Secondary Education – Biology, BS
• Secondary Education – English, BS
• Secondary Education – French, BS
• Secondary Education – Mathematics, BS
• Secondary Education – Social Studies, BS
• Social Work, BSW

Contact Details
University of Maine at Presque Isle
181 Main Street,
Presque Isle, ME 04769
Ph. 207.768.9400
Official Website: http://www.umpi.edu/