News and Events

Welcome back from Thanksgiving break! We hope you are excited to continue the semester strong! Check out the December 2024 campus newsletter here. Read More

CALAIS, ME - Lucy Jolley achieved an impressive milestone by graduating early from high school with her HiSet credential. Motivated by the Maine Free Community College Scholarship, she was eager to kickstart her higher education journey ahead of schedule. At just 16 years old, Lucy balanced a full-time job while… Read More

There is a lot of great information in our November campus newsletter, including a brand new student engagement calendar with expanded event details. Check it out here. Read More

CALAIS, ME – For the second year in a row, Washington County Community College (WCCC) is celebrating record-breaking enrollment growth. Total enrollment for the Fall 2024 semester has increased by 18 percent over last year, with 805 students currently enrolled in credit-bearing courses—surpassing the prior pre-pandemic highest enrollment of 449… Read More

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AUGUSTA, ME — The Maine Community College System (MCCS) Board of Trustees will meet at Washington County Community College in Calais on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Attendees can also join via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/99818225694. For additional information, please contact Director of Communications and Public Affairs Noel Gallagher at (207) 629-4028 or… Read More

CALAIS, ME - AMHC is thrilled to welcome Boston-based concert pianist Miki Sawada, a musician featured in The Boston Globe’s Best of Arts 2021, as she embarks on the Gather Hear Maine Tour. Miki is touring communities nationwide, focusing on rural areas, traveling with her piano to deliver world-class concerts… Read More

AUGUSTA, ME — Early fall enrollment is up 9% at Maine’s community colleges, putting the seven colleges on track for another historic high enrollment this year. Enrollment has been boosted by a Free College Scholarship that covers 100% of tuition and mandatory fees for recent high school graduates, an increase… Read More

COURTESY OF MAINE AQUACULTURE INNOVATION CENTER The first and only 2-year aquaculture degree program in the state of Maine is currently accepting applications for students to start in September after several years of collaboration between the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center and Washington County Community College (WCCC). Developed with funding from… Read More