About Maine's Community Colleges
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AUGUSTA, ME — Across Maine’s varied industries and communities, a steady stream of support is emerging for making the Maine Free Community College Scholarship (MFC) a permanent program. “I can […]
Gov. Janet Mills spent Wednesday morning trying on virtual reality headsets, visiting veterinary technician training labs where stuffed dogs and cats sprawled on operating tables, and examining skulls in a […]
Maine could become first state in the country to offer free community college and then take it away
Maine is one of about 35 states that offer tuition-free community college. And since the fall of 2022, more than 20,000 Maine students have taken advantage of it. More than […]
AUGUSTA, ME — Maine’s community colleges generate more tax revenue than they receive, returning $2.70 to Maine taxpayers over the course of students’ working lives for every dollar of public […]
AUGUSTA, ME — Maine’s community colleges received $19.4 million in federal funding for critically needed facilities and equipment in a range of programs, as part of the federal budget package […]
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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