Campus News

During the fall semester, WCCC Medical Assisting students were fortunate to be taught by one of our area’s leading healthcare professionals, Anne Perry, Family Nurse Practitioner.  Anne taught the Clinical Procedures course at the college.  Through her years of experience, she was able to share her wealth of knowledge and… Read More

Washington County, ME—Washington County Community College has released its Dean’s and President’s List for the Fall 2021 semester. The students achieved academic excellence while being enrolled full-time in a program of study. To earn a place on the Dean’s list, students must achieve a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 or… Read More

AUGUSTA, ME – Under updated COVID safety protocols announced Tuesday, Maine’s community colleges are requiring COVID-19 booster shots for all students participating in on-campus programs. The Maine Community College System (MCCS) already requires COVID-19 vaccinations for all students attending classes in person or participating in athletic functions. Students who are… Read More

WCCC will be deferring the start of the spring semester by one week due to the surge of COVID-19 cases we are presently seeing in Maine and the anticipated uptick in cases health officials are warning about after we gather indoors over the holidays.  This decision was made with the… Read More

CALAIS, ME –Washington County Community College is pleased to announce that Anderson Currier, a student enrolled in the Automotive Technology program, has won the drawing for the COVID-19 vaccination scholarship. The scholarship is for up to eighteen credit hours of tuition and fees for the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022… Read More

AUGUSTA, ME — Starting this fall, the Maine Community College System (MCCS) will require all students attending classes in person to be vaccinated against COVID-19, due to the recent surge in cases attributed to the delta variant. The MCCS Board of Trustees unanimously approved the updated COVID safety protocol on… Read More

AUGUSTA, ME – Maine’s community colleges are more affordable than ever this year, with no increase in tuition and fees and a significant increase in Maine State Grant aid available for qualifying students. The Maine Community College System (MCCS) has long had the lowest tuition and fees of any college… Read More

Reserve & National Guard Magazine   A community college tucked along Maine’s St. Croix River is equipping students — including veterans — to lead others into the outdoors with two new program concentrations. Washington County Community College (WCCC) in Calais launched its Outdoor Leadership program in 2002. The program trains… Read More

Maine Lobstermen's Community Alliance   Too many people in the state think that the Maine lobster industry is simply oilskin-clad lobstermen routinely hauling traps time after time after time, according to Curt Brown. A new class that began this spring hopes to dismantle that perception. Called “The Business of Maine… Read More