East Millinocket higher-ed center expands facility for child care and job training
Photo / Courtesy Office of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins helped cut the ribbon at the Katahdin Higher Education Center in East Millinocket.
Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor recently opened a newly-expanded early childhood education center at its Katahdin Higher Education Center, at 1 Dirigo Drive in East Millinocket.
The renovated facility will offer increased access to child care and additional job training resources for residents in the region.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, secured $4 million in congressionally directed spending to expand the center in the fiscal-year 2022 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill.
“This center will provide vital training and educational opportunities, supporting both local residents and the regional workforce,” said Collins. “By bringing child care, higher education and job training together under one roof, this project is helping to create a strong foundation for growth and economic opportunity in the greater Katahdin region.”
The off-campus center was established in 1987.
The center offers courses for certificate, associate, bachelor and master programs, and provides customized training and apprenticeship training for business and industry. Onsite child care is available through the Katahdin Region Child Development Center, a partnership of Penquis and the Katahdin Higher Education Center.
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