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AUGUSTA, ME — The Maine Community College System (MCCS) Board of Trustees will meet at º£½ÇÉçÇø in Calais on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Attendees can also join via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/99818225694. For additional information, please contact Director of Communications and Public Affairs Noel Gallagher at (207) 629-4028 or… Read More

CALAIS, ME - AMHC is thrilled to welcome Boston-based concert pianist Miki Sawada, a musician featured in The Boston Globe’s Best of Arts 2021, as she embarks on the Gather Hear Maine Tour. Miki is touring communities nationwide, focusing on rural areas, traveling with her piano to deliver world-class concerts… Read More

AUGUSTA, ME — Early fall enrollment is up 9% at Maine’s community colleges, putting the seven colleges on track for another historic high enrollment this year. Enrollment has been boosted by a Free College Scholarship that covers 100% of tuition and mandatory fees for recent high school graduates, an increase… Read More

COURTESY OF MAINE AQUACULTURE INNOVATION CENTER The first and only 2-year aquaculture degree program in the state of Maine is currently accepting applications for students to start in September after several years of collaboration between the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center and º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø). Developed with funding from… Read More

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The Harold Alfond Foundation (HAF) is investing $75.5 million into short-term, workforce training programs at Maine’s community colleges over the next five years in what is the largest grant ever for the Maine Community College System. “This is truly a transformational investment that will directly benefit… Read More

CALAIS, ME – As part of the Maine Community College System Dirigo conference on June 12-13, a section was dedicated to honoring members of our community who go above and beyond. Jason Fowler, Molly McDonald, and Tatiana Osmond were this year's winners of our Meritorious Awards. We are proud to… Read More

CALAIS, ME - º£½ÇÉçÇø among 7 Higher Education Organizations Celebrated for Leadership through Annual Gold Star Standards of Excellence Program The annual Gold Star Standards of Excellence Program Awardees have been announced for 2024. The program of the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence’s Breathe Easy Initiative recognized… Read More

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME - Twelve Maine community college students were awarded scholarships in honor of Leon A. Gorman for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year. The students were celebrated Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in an online event with Gorman family members and L.L.Bean leadership. This is the ninth year that the… Read More

BANGOR, ME – On Thursday, April 18, the University of Maine; its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias; and the Maine Community College System (MCCS) signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize Black Bear Advantage, an innovative co-enrollment program that will benefit community college students statewide and ultimately… Read More