UMF has partnered with Maine Community Colleges and Montgomery College in Maryland to provide a smooth transition from your school’s Associate’s Degree to a UMF Bachelor’s Degree, giving you an edge in the job market. See how your community college Associate’s Degree can quickly, easily, and seamlessly transfer to a UMF Bachelor’s Degree.
Academic programs vary by community college and more are on the way.
Many UMF courses are offered online or a combination of online and in-person. You can complete your UMF Bachelor’s degree in as little as two years.
Transfer ME — You may be guaranteed admission to UMF!
The new Transfer ME agreement between the UMaine System and Maine Community College System will guarantee admission to UMF for students in many Maine Community College degree programs.
Transfer ME means:
- No application
- No application fees
- No test score submissions
- No recommendation letters or transcripts
- No admissions essays
The Transfer ME program is open to students pursuing degrees in dozens of fields – ranging from Early Childhood Education, Accounting to Biology and more – once they have completed their Associate’s degree.
Reverse Credit Transfer Option
The University of Maine System, which includes UMF, and Maine Community College System also have a Reverse Credit Transfer agreement that allows you to earn an Associate’s degree or Certificate at your Community College by combining credits from a UMaine System University with credits you previously earned from your Community College.
This means you can transfer to UMF before completing your Maine Community College Associate’s degree or Certificate — your UMF credits will satisfy your Associate’s degree or Certificate requirements.
Just complete and submit the Reverse Credit Transfer Form (pdf)
Contact Isaac Seigle, below, for more information or assistance filling out the form.
New Scholarship for Students Transferring to UMF from any Maine Community College
Our new You Belong at UMF Scholarship is for those who graduated from a Maine high school in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and who’ve been enjoying the Maine Community College free tuition deal.
The You Belong at UMF Scholarship ranges from $1,000 to $4,000 per year and is in addition to other Transfer scholarships and the Phi Theta Kappa (Transfer honor society) scholarship.
Best of all, this new scholarship is renewable for 1 year, 2 years, or 3 years — up to 6 consecutive semesters at UMF.
UMF Named a 2024 “Most Transfer-friendly College in the Nation”
— Phi Theta Kappa, the official honor society for community colleges
UMF is recognized as one of the most transfer-friendly colleges in the nation by Phi Theta Kappa, the official honor society for community colleges. Farmington is named to the honor society’s 2024 Transfer Honor Roll for excellence in the development and support of innovative pathways that help community college students easily transfer to the four-year university.
Phi Theta Kappa honor society recognizes the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges.
It is comprised of more than 4.3 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s colleges.
We love Transfer students and enroll lots of you.
Over the years, we’ve found Transfer students from Maine’s Community Colleges to be among our best and brightest students — many making our Dean’s List, taking on-campus leadership roles, playing on our sports teams, student-teaching in our local schools, performing on our stages — making our University an even stronger community. You lend perspectives, experiences, and ideas we value.
Please reach out to us for details and assistance in transferring from your community college to the University of Maine at Farmington. You can do this!
Sound good? Let’s Talk!
Change is good! But change can sometimes be confusing or seem complicated.
That’s where Admissions Counselor and Transfer Specialist Isaac Seigle comes in.
Isaac is your primary contact for all things Transfer. Because he transferred to the University of Maine at Farmington when he was a student, Isaac knows the UMF Transfer terrain first-hand.
He can guide you through the process, answer your important questions, and also tell you how easy it is to Transfer to Farmington and what it was like to go to school here: academics, extracurriculars, clubs and organizations, living in the Farmington area, and more. He knows his stuff.
Isaac works at UMF year-round and is ready to help you on this next step of your academic journey.
Contact Us
Office of Admissions
University of Maine at Farmington
246 Main Street
Farmington, Maine USA 04938-1994
tel 207-778-7050
fax 207-778-8182
TYY (via Maine Relay Service) dial 711
umfadmit@maine.edu