The Landing School

    Arundel, Maine, United States

    The Landing School is a private nonprofit college in Arundel, ME, with 32 students. In the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the average net price after grants was $38,071 a year. The graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) is 100%, and median earnings ten years after entry are $62,004.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    • Private nonprofit
    • Fringe rural
    • Two-year technical college

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    The Landing School acceptance rate

    The Landing School has an open admission policy: it accepts any student who applies, so it reports no acceptance rate to the U.S. Department of Education (CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). Individual programs can still set their own entry requirements.

    What we know

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    Admit rate
    Open admission
    accepts any student who applies
    Avg. net price
    $38,071
    per year, after aid

    Costs more than 96% of colleges

    National median $17,577

    Graduation rate
    100%
    within 150% of normal time

    Higher than nearly all colleges

    National median 54.6%

    Median earnings
    $62,004
    10 years after entry

    Higher than 80% of colleges

    National median $46,702

    Students
    32

    Smaller than nearly all colleges

    National median 921

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    What the numbers say about The Landing School

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    Price against similar colleges
    The average net price of $38,071 a year is $13,606 above the median of $24,465 across 11 private nonprofit colleges in Maine.

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    Cost & financial aid

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    Average net price

    $38,071

    What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.

    Published price vs. what students paid

    Tuition & fees
    $28,870
    Average net price
    $38,071
    Tuition is the published yearly price. Average net price is the yearly cost of attendance (tuition, housing, food, books) minus grants and scholarships.

    Students receiving Pell Grants

    Pell Grant recipients
    12.5%
    Share of undergraduates who receive a federal Pell Grant, a common signal of how many students come from lower-income families.

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    Outcomes & student data

    Federal data from IPEDS and the U.S. College Scorecard, not student reviews.

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    100%

    Graduation rate

    First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time

    100%

    First-year retention

    Students who return for a second year

    0%

    Transfer-out rate

    First-time, full-time students who transferred to another college

    Median earnings

    $62,004

    Former students who received federal aid

    Graduate earnings by major at The Landing School

    Is it worth it?

    What The Landing School graduates earn against what they borrow and what the degree costs after grants.

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    Earnings, debt and payback at The Landing School and similar colleges
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    Median earningsFormer students, 10 years after startingSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data$62,004$39,846
    Typical federal debtGraduates who borrowedSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest dataNot reported$9,500
    Years to pay back4 years of average net price ($38,071 a year), paid with 10% of median earningsSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data24.6 years22.6 years

    Similar colleges: the median of 63 private nonprofit certificate schools nationwide with the same figures reported. Payback is illustrative: it ignores interest, taxes and living costs, and earnings vary by major. Check a loan payment against earnings.

    Transfer pathways

    0% of first-time, full-time students at The Landing School transferred to another college.

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    Total students

    32

    Carnegie classification

    Two-year technical college

    A Community College that specializes in Technical Professions.

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