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November 19, 2021

Maine community college system could double nursing grads each year through proposed bill

WGME

As health care providers struggle with staffing shortages, some are hoping that a big boost in community college funding will help.

November 10, 2021

Community college opens virtual welding lab to enhance workforce and skills training

Portland Press Herald

SMCC has announced it opened a new virtual welding lab located on the Midcoast Campus in Brunswick.

November 08, 2021

A surprise for Americans switching careers: They need to go back to school

The Hechinger Report

Rapid change in work means a need for more training, even in jobs that didn’t previously require it.

October 21, 2021

MCCS President urges support for proposed federal funding for key initiatives at Maine’s community colleges

The projects in the bill includes more than $8.5 million for important programs at including aquaculture, logging, wind power and welding.

October 05, 2021

Maine’s community colleges announce a new approach to workforce development

A $60 million investment will enable MCCS to provide low- or no-cost training to more than 24,000 frontline Maine workers over the next four years.

Listen to MCCS’s Alfond Center’s “Maine Ideas” Podcast About Workforce Challenges – And Solutions.

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Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) provides the highest quality post-secondary technical, career, and transfer education, and serves as a dynamic community and economic resource. We offer over 30 one- and two-year program options, as well as short-term and specialized training and retraining courses for business, industry, and community.

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