MCCS in the News

It’s no secret that Maine needs skilled tradespeople desperately, and the pay is better than it’s ever been. Read More

I joined graduates from EMCC to celebrate an important milestone in their lives and careers…It takes courage to be willing to learn a new skill. Read More

Total headcount this fall is 16,791 students, up from 15,005 students last year. First-time student enrollment is up 28 percent from last year. Read More

Boosted by a new Free College scholarship for recent high school graduates, enrollment at Maine’s community colleges is up this fall. Read More

Listen to MCCS President Daigler and SMCC President Cassidy discuss the Free College program on Maine Calling. Read More

Ruscirene Dinanga had been enrolled at Southern Maine Community College for over a year, taking classes part time – while working one full-time job at cPort Federal Credit Union and another on-call as a Portuguese interpreter for Catholic Charities Maine  – when she heard about Maine’s new Free Community College… Read More

The state’s seven community colleges see an 11 percent increase in summer applications compared to this time last year. Read More

There's a significant shortage of heavy equipment operators in a number of industries, including logging. But, Northern Maine Community College's Mechanized Logging Operations Program is continuing to prepare students for this career path. Now in it's sixth year, it's the only program in New England offering this type of training. The… Read More