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CALAIS, ME - Bernadette Farrar is passionate about food: growing it, cooking it, and especially sharing it. She is even more passionate about fighting hunger. Farrar manages The Caring Cupboard, a food pantry on the Washington County Community College campus at Calais, in her role as WCCC’s Student Navigator. “If… Read More

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME — Nine Maine community college students were awarded scholarships in honor of Leon A. Gorman for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. This is the fifth year the Leon A. Gorman Scholarship has been given. For the past three years the scholarship has been awarded to one student… Read More

Washington County Community College one of 67 new schools announced in the program expansion WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced Washington County Community College (WCCC) is included in the expansion of the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative to provide need-based Pell grants to people in… Read More

With significant numbers of Mainers unable to work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington County Community College (WCCC) is developing ways to get both workers and manufacturers back on their feet stronger than before once the quarantine lifts. One such program enables prospective workers to become Certified Production Technicians (CPT)… Read More

In recognition of the ongoing need for social distancing as a result of COVID-19, Washington County Community College (WCCC) is holding its first-ever virtual commencement ceremony on May 15th. In accordance with the college’s tradition, the ceremony will honor all certificate and degree recipients – albeit in a completely new… Read More

MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM – NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Wednesday, April 29, 2020 CONTACT: Noel K. Gallagher Director of Communications and Public Affairs ngallagher@mccs.me.edu; (207) 629-4028   MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS NAMED TO ALL-MAINE ACADEMIC TEAM  AUGUSTA, ME – Seventeen Maine community college students have been named to the All-Maine… Read More

MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM – NEWS RELEASE   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 CONTACT: Noel K. Gallagher; Director of Communications and Public Affairs; ngallagher@mccs.me.edu; (207) 629-4028 AUGUSTA, ME – Seven students chosen as the 2020 Students of the Year at Maine’s community colleges were honored Wednesday in a… Read More

Technology is rapidly changing the business world. Team members are able to engage and productively collaborate with one another no matter where they are physically located. To foster a new generation of business leaders who are well-prepared to thrive in an online environment, Washington County Community College [WCCC] is now… Read More

To stem the acute shortage of restaurant workers plaguing Vacationland, HospitalityMaine and Washington County Community College received a $44,000 grant to train 125 HospitalityMaine member employees for culinary jobs.  Announced at the HospitalityMaine Summit at Sugarloaf Monday, the grant from Maine Quality Centers allows Mainers interested in culinary careers to… Read More