News and Events

MCCS Board ends student COVID-19 vaccine requirement

February 8, 2023

Colleges to strengthen wellness education and encourage students to get vaccinated AUGUSTA, ME – Maine’s community colleges have ended a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for on-campus students, effective immediately. The student vaccine protocol had required all on-campus students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Maine Community College System (MCCS) President David Daigler… Read More

February 2023 Campus Newsletter

February 1, 2023

Washington County Community College Welcomes New Coordinator of Apprenticeship

January 25, 2023

Washington County Community College would like to introduce Melinda Reynolds to the Workforce Team as the new Coordinator of Apprenticeship. Reynolds joins WCCC staff with lots of experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and has worked in public schools for 30 years as a teacher in grades… Read More

Washington County Community College Launching Workforce Aquaculture Courses

January 12, 2023

CALAIS, ME – Washington County Community College (WCCC) announces new aquaculture courses developed in partnership with the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, Sunrise County Economic Council, and various industry representatives that are part of a larger scale Associate of Science degree and a Certificate program in Aquaculture Technology currently under approval… Read More

WCCC ANNOUNCES FALL 2022 DEAN’S & PRESIDENT’S LIST

December 27, 2022

Washington County, ME—Washington County Community College has released its Dean’s and President’s List for the Fall 2022 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

Four Washington County Community College Criminal Justice Students Attend New England Division of the International Association of Identification Conference

December 16, 2022

Four Criminal Justice students from Washington County Community College were chosen to attend the 28th Annual NEDIAI, or the New England Division of the International Association of Identification. Taylor LeBlanc, Rose Adams, Mackenzie Hewitt, and Connor Cook were chosen by Criminal Justice and Conservation Law Instructor, Wayde Carter, and Jason… Read More

WCCC Celebrates Employee Years of Service During Annual Holiday Luncheon

December 16, 2022

CALAIS, ME - Washington County Community College (WCCC) hosted a holiday luncheon on December 8, 2022 to celebrate and recognize our employees for their years of service to the college. The annual holiday luncheon and employee recognition event had been postponed for the past two years due to the pandemic… Read More

December 2022 Campus Newsletter

December 1, 2022

WCCC Caring Cupboard Chosen as Food Drive Beneficiary of Cub Scout Pack 132, Troop 132

November 22, 2022

CALAIS, ME - The Caring Cupboard, Washington County Community College’s (WCCC) on-campus food pantry open to all enrolled students, is honored to be the beneficiary of the 2022 Cub Scout Pack 132 Annual Food Drive. WCCC President Susan Mingo, Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Services Tyler Stoldt, and Student… Read More

Residential & Commercial Electricity Program Completes Project for Maine National Guard Troop

November 21, 2022

CALAIS, ME - The students from Washington County Community College’s Residential & Commercial Electricity class recently completed a project to acknowledge a Maine National Guard Troop recently deployed to Poland. The students worked as a group and used their newly acquired electrical skills to construct a LED lighted WCCC sign.… Read More