News and Events

Community members are rallying for the upcoming Polar Bear Dip, planned for Friday, March 11th at noon. Organized by the Student Senate of Washington County Community College, the Polar Bear Dip is an annual event that frequently sees hundreds of participants running headlong into the freezing waters of Passamaquoddy Bay.… Read More

The students, alumni, staff, and faculty of Washington County Community College are invited to create and submit amateur short films for a festival organized by the college’s library-based Riverview Production Studios. Films submitted for the competition will be reviewed by a panel of three judges; the winning creator will receive… Read More

Students entering college for the first time—whether traditional or nontraditional—are occasionally overwhelmed by the unfamiliar environment, academic expectations, or financial responsibility that goes hand in hand with higher learning. To help ease the transition into college, and to ensure that students have what they need to accomplish their goals, Washington… Read More

The 16th annual Polar Bear Dip is rapidly approaching, prompting participants to put out rallying calls to raise donations for a very worthy cause. Sponsored by Washington County Community College’s Student Senate, all funds raised from the event will be split between Sarah’s House and the Ronald McDonald House, both… Read More

A small pond on the Washington County Community College is enjoying an ecological revitalization as a result of the efforts of students from the field natural history class. Originally used as a farm pond, it hosted species of fish and wildlife for decades before being fenced off and overgrown by… Read More

Hunting in Maine has been a way of life for generations, and it is one that endures in the practices of many local families to this day. While there are some that hunt for sport, hunting for sustenance is an excellent way to supplement the diet with meat that is… Read More

With the nation experiencing a steady increase in mental health issues over the past few decades, meeting those concerns is a reasonable focus for any organization. In Calais, Atlantic Mental Health and Counseling endeavors to provide mental health services for the community, and it has proven continually successful in mitigating… Read More

The students of Washington County Community College’s Business Management program now have the ability to seamlessly transfer the credits they have earned at WCCC to the New England College of Business, thanks to a recently signed articulation agreement between the two schools. The agreement grants students who have attained an… Read More

The students of Washington County Community College’s business entrepreneur class have completed the majority of their studies for the semester, prompting instructor Rhonda French to task them with putting their knowledge to practical use. Students were divided into three groups, each of which was given the assignment of coming up… Read More