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Did you know? Facts about CMCC

The CMCC campus was formerly the site of the Auburn City Farm, also known as the “Poor Farm” or “Pig Farm” because residents of the poor house once raised pigs there. The first graduates from CMCC (then Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute) were six students who completed the one-year diploma program in drafting in June […]

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Moving forward with grants

CMCC aggressively pursues state, federal, and private grants to enhance programs that provide pathways to good jobs, strengthen technical programs, upgrade equipment, and meet specific industry needs. The College is currently managing over 18 million dollars in grants for its own programs and also the lead institution for some MCCS grants.

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Exploring the history and growth of CMCC

In 1965, the State Board of Education renamed the institution Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute and in January 1966, CMVTI was moved to its present location on Turner Street in Auburn, on a site that had served as the city poor farm. The Legislature changed the name of Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute to Central […]

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Technology is key

This grant is enabling CMCC to address the growing need in Maine for skilled information technology workers across many industries. The College is offering new and expanded professional certifications, advanced academic certificates, and two-year degree programs, such as the Network Security and Computer Forensics degree added this fall. Two new computer labs are now online: […]

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Online education

The College is offering more courses and programs fully online or in a hybrid format, in which students meet a few times on campus but do most of the coursework online. The Medical Coding & Electronic Health Records program is offered fully online and the College plans to roll out several more online programs in […]