University of Maine at Fort Kent
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1878 |
| President | Dr. John N. Short |
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Academic staff
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75 |
| Students | 1,557 |
| Location |
Fort Kent, Maine, United States 47°15′0″N 68°35′15″W / 47.25000°N 68.58750°WCoordinates: 47°15′0″N 68°35′15″W / 47.25000°N 68.58750°W |
| Campus | Rural, 54 acres (22 ha) |
| Colors | Green and gold |
| Mascot | Bengal tiger |
| Affiliations | USCAA |
| Website | umfk.edu |
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The University of Maine at Fort Kent (French: L'Université du Maine à Fort Kent) is a public liberal arts university in the U.S. state of Maine near the Canada–US border with Québec and New Brunswick. The university is an academic center for Acadian and French American culture and heritage, and French-speaking Mainers from throughout the state.
Located in Fort Kent in the Saint John Valley (Vallée St. Jean) region of northern Maine, the university is part of the seven-member University of Maine System. It currently has an enrollment of 1,557 students. The Saint John Valley region is a center of French American culture, and the majority of adults in the region are bilingual in French and English.
The university offers academic programs leading to various associate's and bachelor's degrees. The university's Carnegie Classification is "Baccalaureate Colleges - General."
On February 21, 1878, Governor Selden Connor signed an act establishing a teachers' school in the northern border region of the state (then known as the Madawaska territory) in an effort to Americanize the French settlers of the area. This became known as the Madawaska Training School. The institution held its first classes on September 30, 1878.
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