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PublishedMay 28, 2023
Maine adjunct professors join push for wage increases
The instructors acknowledge they have different roles than full-time faculty but say they should be paid similarly for performing the same tasks.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2023
As enrollment grows, Maine community colleges look at options for housing students
Enrollment in Maine's community colleges is up 12% since the state created a free tuition program, but student housing is falling short of demand at many campuses.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
Free community college program pulls students from UMaine System
A Maine lawmaker would expand upon the free tuition initiative to help prevent the enrollment declines at the state's public universities from getting any worse.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
Maine community colleges stop requiring COVID-19 vaccine
The system president says high vaccination rates in the state and improved outcomes for people who contract COVID-19 played a role in the decision.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2022
‘More than a free college program’: CMCC hits record enrollment with boost from state scholarship
The state community college system argues that the scholarship has helped encourage pandemic-era graduates to attend college and reengage men in post-secondary education.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2022
Applications swell with Maine’s offer of free community college
The state's seven community colleges see an 11 percent increase in summer applications compared to this time last year.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2022
Maine community colleges see enrollment shift to worker training programs
Community colleges around the country are expanding short-term workforce training programs hoping to make a dent in the national workforce shortage and provide low-barrier opportunities for economic mobility.
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PublishedJune 22, 2022
Maine Community College System to continue requiring COVID-19 vaccinations, but not booster shots
The system also said Wednesday that decisions on masking policies will come from college presidents.
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PublishedMay 4, 2022
Maine’s community college nursing programs to double enrollment thanks to $5 million funding boost
New funding from a public-private partnership between the state and two of Maine's largest health care providers to allow the Maine Community College System to increase nursing enrollment as soon as this fall.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
Maine community colleges to boost training for much-needed welding skills
A new grant-funded mobile welding lab will be able to travel to the college system's seven campuses to expand its instructional reach.
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