Central Maine Community College

“We are eager for the students, faculty and staff to return to our colleges as much as possible,” Maine Community College System President David Daigler said.

Goodwill of Northern New England's 1,200 employees will be able to take a course designed by Central Maine Community College, in Auburn, at no cost. The course is one of several the nonprofit has partnered on with the Maine Community College System.

Ski areas and industry associations are instituting limited lodge and shuttle capacities, required social distancing and face coverings, and safety training, while aiming to provide a safe outdoor experience.

The Auburn center, funded by a gift from a Yarmouth foundation, will use live-scenario training to prepare students in criminal justice, forensic science and social services.

The funds, to more than a dozen colleges and universities throughout the state, were awarded through the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Support Services Program.

Scott Knapp, president of Central Maine Community College in Auburn, will retire Aug. 31. Knapp, who took office 13 years ago, has overseen a tripling of the college’s enrollment, the bolstering of technical programs, and the addition of three new campus buildings.

A Maine Community College System program that aims to quickly get skilled workers into in-demand jobs in key industries is in demand, and the program looks to train more trainers to add industries in the second year.

In a new WalletHub ranking of the country's best community college systems, Maine comes in at No. 21. 

Maine Community College System President David Daigler announced today that Barbara Finkelstein, president of York County Community College, will retire on June 30.

The focus on training students for the state’s industrial economy had been a workable model in the decades after the war and, by 1994, when York County Vocational-Technical Institute opened, there were seven campuses in the state. That’s the year things began to change. Now, not only is the name and focus different, but even the “community” the schools serve is a radical departure from 25 years ago. The key word now is partnering.