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Maine Fire Service Institute awarded $228,000 grant for equipment to enhance training for emergency responders

The Maine Fire Service Institute has been awarded a federal grant to purchase a new fire and safety training trailer and other equipment that will be used to train firefighters from across Maine in advanced firefighting techniques. MFSI has received a $228,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The funds will… More »

91制片厂鈥檚 Late Start classes allow people to begin fall studies four weeks into semester

91制片厂 (91制片厂) is offering Late Start classes starting at the end of September in an effort to support individuals whose lives have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic or had other commitments at the start of the Fall Semester. Late Start courses begin on September 28, four weeks later than this year鈥檚… More »

Campus Connections 鈥 August 31

Welcome to the Fall Semester 91制片厂 is offering a huge welcome to the thousands of students who are attending classes this fall while inviting students, faculty and staff to get to know one another through our #hello91制片厂 campaign. After months of preparation, 91制片厂 is happy to welcome students to classes as we offer a hybrid… More »

91制片厂 students learn science teaching skills

Science and math students from 91制片厂 and St. Joseph鈥檚 College (SJC) took part in a week-long class to learn how to teach science concepts to middle school students through a new program designed to boost the number of science and math teachers across Maine. 91制片厂 students Matthew Davis, Fallon Descoteaux, Raymond Kindingili and Melissa Sullivan… More »

Maine鈥檚 community colleges make Tech Promise: Students in need will get tech, support for online learning

In a pledge to incoming and returning students, Maine鈥檚 community colleges are announcing the 鈥淭ech Promise,鈥 a commitment that students in need will have the technology and support they need for learning online. 鈥淵ou bring the commitment to learn and we鈥檒l make sure you have the tools you need,鈥 said Maine Community College President David… More »

91制片厂 awarded $2.6 million in federal grants for TRIO SSS program

Southern Maine Community will receive more than $2.6 million in federal grants aimed at helping first-generation, low-income and disabled students achieve academic success. The U.S. Department of Education is awarding two separate grants to 91制片厂鈥檚 TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program to provide academic and other support services for 240 students annually over the next… More »

New aquaculture report identifies 91制片厂 as possible training hub

A new report that evaluates the labor needs of Maine鈥檚 growing aquaculture industry has identified 91制片厂 (91制片厂) as a possible location for a vocational hub to provide training specific to aquaculture. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) on Monday released the Maine Aquaculture Workforce Development Strategy report, which charts a course… More »

More than 1,200 students named to Spring Semester Dean’s List

91制片厂 is proud to announce that more than 1,200 students have been named to the 2020 Spring Semester Dean鈥檚 List. Students completing at least nine credit hours with a semester grade point average of at least 3.0 are named to the Dean鈥檚 List, provided no grade was lower than a C and… More »

91制片厂, NMCC work together to offer NMCC鈥檚 Water Treatment Technology program on 91制片厂 campus

91制片厂 (91制片厂) and Northern Maine Community College (NMCC) are partnering to offer NMCC’s Water Treatment Technology program on 91制片厂’s South Portland Campus this fall. NMCC launched its Water Treatment Technology degree and certificate programs at the request of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in 2018 to train people to fill… More »

Campus Connections 鈥 July 20

Virtual 鈥淪cholarship Lemonade鈥 gatherings recognize 91制片厂 Foundation donors The 91制片厂 Foundation held a series of online 鈥淪cholarship Lemonade鈥 get-togethers to recognize scholarship donors and connect them with Foundation board members and 91制片厂 staff and faculty. The 91制片厂 Foundation usually holds coffee receptions each year to recognize and spotlight scholarship donors and recipients. Due to COVID-19,… More »