News and Events

Calais, ME - September is Suicide Prevention Month and we have asked students and employees to reflect on hope, resilience, and recovery through participation in the Heart Wall project. This event is being hosted by our Student Advocacy & Resource Center and Early Childhood Education student Angela Curtis is handing… Read More

Mainebiz Machias, ME - A new downtown Machias building will offer startups a space to grow At a recent Mainebiz “On the Road” event in Machias, Town Manager Bill Kitchen may have been the town’s most vocal advocate, indicating that the Washington County locale was “on fire.” In the past… Read More

Calais, ME - A new Toyota Prius was delivered to WCCC today which will allow our Automotive Technology Program to provide instruction on maintenance and repair of hybrid and electric vehicles! Through our Workforce Development Division, Automotive Video Innovations (AVI) and The Group Training Academy came to campus in June… Read More

Sarah Craighead Dedmon, Machias Valley News Observer   MACHIAS, ME - A Washington County Deputy walks slowly into the classroom of a high school cafeteria where injured people lie on white linoleum. The AR-15 in her hands feels the same as the AR-15 in her cruiser, and when a shooter… Read More

Vaccines required, boosters strongly encouraged, and masking decided by college presidents AUGUSTA, ME – Starting immediately, the Maine Community College System (MCCS) will require COVID vaccinations for all on-campus students, and strongly encourage students to stay up-to-date on boosters. The vaccination protocol does not apply to students taking classes online… Read More

AUGUSTA, ME – Maine’s community colleges are now offering up to two years of tuition-free college to all high school graduates from 2020-23 under the new Free College initiative funded in the supplemental budget signed Wednesday by Governor Janet Mills. “This is a historic moment for Maine,” said Maine Community… Read More

AUGUSTA, ME – The Natural Resources Council of Maine is pleased to award WCCC student Noela Altvater with a 2022 Brookie Award for her environmental leadership. The Brookie awards honors Maine’s young environmental changemakers for their leadership, creativity and positive impact for Maine’s environment. Noela grew up on the Passamaquoddy… Read More

AUGUSTA, ME – Fourteen Maine community college students have been named to the All-Maine Academic Team in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and service. The students receiving the award and a $500 scholarship from the MCCS Board of Trustees, are: Miranda Kelly, Camden, Central Maine Community College in… Read More

CALAIS, ME – Washington County Community College is proud to announce that Graca Muzela, a student in the Residential and Commercial Electricity program, is the 2022 Student of the Year. Graca came to WCCC because his teacher at Lewiston Regional Technical Center highly recommended the Residential and Commercial Electricity program… Read More