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Report: Maine public colleges lowest in New England for tuition and fees
December 13, 2018Maine's public colleges have New England's lowest average tuition and fee rates, says a report by the New England Board of Higher Education released this week.
December 13, 2018Jobs training programs at community colleges boosted by Alfond grant
December 12, 2018A $3.6 million grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation will help Maine's seven community colleges expand and strengthen short-term training for those seeking to enter the workforce, as well as workers who want to expand their opportunities.
December 12, 2018
Hiring pressures push companies to unprecedented lengths to find workers
December 10, 2018With unemployment remaining below 4%, Maine employers are facing an ever greater scarcity of job-seekers. Around the state, employers are stepping up their hiring efforts, offering signing bonuses, a wider range of benefits, flexible work
December 10, 2018
Businesses partner with community colleges to meet workforce shortage head-on
December 10, 2018Dead River Co., Central Maine Power and Appalachian Mountain Club are among the Maine employers that are partnering with the Maine Community College System to develop short-term training programs in response to the state's workforce crisis.
December 10, 2018
Lobster dealers partner with Dept. of Corrections to find workers
December 7, 2018Lobster dealers are partnering with the Maine Department of Corrections in a new program that's intended to help them find the workers they need.
December 7, 2018
Coalition calls for expanding computer science education in Maine
December 7, 2018The Maine State Chamber of Commerce and other entities on Friday unveiled a coalition to promote computer science education for all Maine students from kindergarten through grade 12.
December 7, 2018
Report highlights Maine's 'hidden talent pool'
December 6, 2018The hidden talents and skills of Maine's foreign trained professionals are highlighted in a new report by the New Mainers Resource Center that includes recommendations for tweaking licensing requirements for several key professions.
December 6, 2018
Maine college graduates struggle to pay down school debt as state battles with lenders
December 3, 2018A new poll shows that student loan debt and predatory practices by some lenders that make paying loans back increasingly expensive prevents a majority of borrowers in the state from buying a home, a car or paying for necessities. Many leave the
December 3, 2018
Maine Law's Rural Law Fellowship project delivers on its promise in Skowhegan
November 30, 2018Third-year law student Ryan Rutledge has accepted a position as an associate attorney with Mills, Shay, Lexier & Talbot in Skowhegan. Rutledge is a two-time recipient of the Maine Law Rural Law Fellowship and worked at the firm this past summer
November 30, 2018
MECA receives $3 million gift from Lunder family to support financial aid
November 28, 2018Maine College of Art in Portland received a gift of $3 million from the Peter and Paula Lunder family through its charitable organization, the Lunder Foundation.
November 28, 2018
SMCC opens welding lab to train BIW prospects
November 20, 2018Southern Maine Community College said Monday that it has opened a new welding lab with state-of-the-art equipment to train prospective employees for Bath Iron Works, which is owned by General Dynamics (NYSE:GD).
November 20, 2018
Colby College caps cost for middle-income families at $15K
November 19, 2018Colby College will launch a financial aid program in 2019 that enables students from middle-income families to attend the liberal arts school in Waterville while paying no more than $15,000 a year.
November 19, 2018UMaine System trustees draft 'new vision' for public education
November 19, 2018The University of Maine System Board of Trustees released today a draft “declaration of strategic priorities” that would commit its campuses to leading educational efforts statewide in response to Maine’s growing workforce crisis, concerns about s
November 19, 2018
Shortage of trained electricians sparks launch of ReVision Energy's own training center
November 16, 2018ReVision Energy couldn't find enough licensed electricians, so it launched its own training center. The ReVision Energy Technical Center is training 34 students in Maine and 20 in New Hampshire.
November 16, 2018Maine trails New England in college grad rate, affordability
November 16, 2018Maine continues to lag behind the rest of New England in the proportion of students completing college on time, and more Maine students have difficulty affording it.
November 16, 2018
Maine Maritime Academy acquiring land at former Verso mill site in Bucksport
November 14, 2018Maine Maritime Academy in Castine has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement to acquire a six-acre parcel of land at the former Verso paper mill site in Bucksport to locate the college's new Center for Professional Mariner Development.
November 14, 2018
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