MCCS in the News

The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) will begin scaling the New England Transfer Guarantee (the Guarantee) to Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont this month, having recently secured a three-year implementation grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF), Teagle Foundation and Davis Educational Foundation. The Guarantee allows community… Read More

Every day Melissa Joudrey drives two hours each way from her home in Rumford and back to attend phlebotomy class at Southern Maine Community College. The drive is worth it, she says, because a certificate in phlebotomy will qualify the 50-year-old to work as a medical assistant drawing blood samples… Read More

Chris Ouellette discovered his passion during his senior year of high school, and now he wants to become a licensed electrician. The recent graduate from John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor initially planned to work for a while before embarking on the classroom component of his journey to become… Read More

Vaccines required, boosters strongly encouraged, and masking decided by college presidents. Read More

The five new trustees were nominated by Governor Janet Mills and confirmed by the Maine Senate. Their first board meeting was Wednesday, June 22. Read More

Those who complete the HiSET are eligible for two years of free community college in Maine. Read More

President David Daigler joins Maine Calling to discuss Free College. Read More

Vice President Janet Sortor joins Maine Calling to discuss innovation in higher education. Read More