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Colby CollegeLocal Atmosphere Facts & Statistics

Location
Waterville, ME
Undergrads
1,815
Tuition
$44,320
Admission Difficulty
Hard
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Local Atmosphere

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Facts & Statistics

Fun Local Trivia
  1. Waterville is known as Maine's Elm City.
  2. The series Empire Falls, starring Helen Hunt, Ed Harris, and Paul Newman, adapted from Richard Russo's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, was filmed here. Helen Hunt was occasionally spotted working out in Colby's athletic center.
  3. Waterville has a large French-Canadian population and hosts great French-Canadian art festivals.
  4. The Colby campus was originally located in town, in between the river and the railroad tracks. It got too big and moved up to Mayflower Hill in the 1950s.
  5. Waterville is home to the Maine International Film Festival.
Notable Natives
  • David Kelley - Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and television producer
  • Jeff Libby - former professional hockey player
Points of Interest
  • Acadia National Park
  • Bar Harbor
  • Belgrade Lakes
  • Boothbay Railway Museum
  • Maine Maritime Museum
  • Old Fort Western
  • Owls Head Transportation Museum
  • Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
  • Sugarloaf
  • Waterville Opera House
Shopping Centers
Freeport Outlets
Movie Theaters
Flagship Cinemas
247 Kennedy Memorial Dr.
Waterville
(207) 873-7801
Movie Theaters
Railroad Square Cinema
17 Railroad Sq.
Waterville
(207) 873-6526
Movie Theaters
Regal Cinema
23 Marketplace Dr.
Augusta
(207) 623-8016
Major Sports Teams
  • Portland Pirates: minor league hockey
  • Portland Sea Dogs: minor league baseball
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
Boston: Mass.: 3 hours, 30 minutes

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