Maine community colleges see enrollment shift to worker training programs

Community colleges around the country are expanding short-term workforce training programs hoping to make a dent in the national workforce shortage and provide low-barrier opportunities for economic mobility.

Southern Maine Community College announces 2022 graduates

Language center gives New Mainers boost in quest for college degrees

The new facility at Southern Maine Community College provides tutoring to help students apply their developing English skills to course work.

YSCC cancels winter competition

The conference, which includes Central Maine Community College, will not play basketball due to COVID-19.

Coronavirus task force coordinator Birx urges vigilance in visit to SMCC

The White House official met with staff members and students at Southern Maine Community College in a closed-door roundtable during a stop Tuesday.

Amid crisis, Maine confronts a shortage of respiratory therapists

The state needs ventilators to treat the worst COVID-19 cases – and people who can run them.

SMCC professor creates device to help with shortage of ventilators

Dan Abbott, who teaches architectural and engineering design, says the splitter could allow multiple patients to use the same ventilator.

SMCC streamlines student application process as enrollment declines

On-the-Spot Acceptance Days will make it easier for students to apply to Southern Maine Community College, where enrollment is down 14% since 2011.

Mold cleanup in SMCC’s largest dorm to displace 320 students

Mold shuts down dormitory at Southern Maine Community College