About Maine's Community Colleges
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Colleges will add virtual reality teaching tools, expand a plumbing lab, temporary housing for students enrolled in short-term workforce training programs, and expand high-demand programs.
YCCC will build a 10,000-square-foot addition for a state-of-the-art welding lab at its Sanford facility, allowing the college to train up to 1,500 people a year in a variety of trade programs.
More Access Means More Enrollment for Maine Community Colleges
A recent report shows a surge in enrollment across Maine’s community colleges from 2022-2023 and credits the state’s Free College Scholarship program.
Miller was most recently the vice president of academic affairs at White Mountains Community College in New Hampshire.
Opinion: Free community college has created a new wave of Maine students
Maine’s free community college program has helped remove inertia and fear of education costs.
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Media Contacts
Noel Gallagher
207-629-4028
ngallagher@mainecc.edu
Director of Communications and Public Affairs
Karen Hamilton
207-767-1672
khamilton@mainecc.edu
Publications & Marketing Coordinator
CMCC (Auburn)
207-755-5248
Marketing & Communications
EMCC (Bangor)
Michael Hambrock
207-974-4869
mhambrock@mainecc.edu
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
KVCC (Fairfield/Hinckley)
Elizabeth Belle Isle
207-453-5169
ebelleisle@mainecc.edu
Director of Communications and Marketing
NMCC (Presque Isle)
Nicole Cote
207-768-2809
ncote1@mainecc.edu
Interim Dean of Development & Public Affairs
SMCC (South Portland/Brunswick)
Jeff Schools
207-741-5575
jschools@mainecc.edu
Director of Communications
WCCC (Calais)
Tina Erskine
207-454-1002
terskine@mainecc.edu
Director of Human Resources, Development, and Communications
YCCC (Wells)
Stacy Chilicki
207-216-4312
schilicki@mainecc.edu
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Noel Gallagher
207-629-4028
ngallagher@mainecc.edu
Director of Communications and Public Affairs
Karen Hamilton
207-767-1672
khamilton@mainecc.edu
Publications & Marketing Coordinator