Campus News

YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT BARBARA FINKELSTEIN TO RETIRE IN JULY

May 13, 2019
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine Community College System President David Daigler today announced that Dr. Barbara Finkelstein, president of York County Community College, is retiring on June 30, 2019. Dr. Finkelstein, who took office in August 2014, has overseen a major $2.9 million fundraising campaign that helped fuel new construction and… Read More

CMCC Foundation Honors Achievements at Annual Dinner

April 30, 2019
Over 300 people gathered at the Ramada Inn in Lewiston on April 17 for the Central Maine Commu­nity College (CMCC) Annual Dinner. The event, hosted by the college’s Education Foundation Board of Directors, marked the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation’s incorporation in 1989. After welcoming remarks from Foundation Board Chair… Read More

CMCC Student Earns Lumber Dealers Scholarship

April 30, 2019
Maxwell Stanley of Vinalhaven has been awarded the Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine Brian C. Thayer Memorial Scholarship. A graduate of Vinalhaven High School, Stanley is a full-time, second-year student in the Building Construction Technology (BCT) program at Central Maine Community College. After he completes the program, Stanley hopes… Read More

2019 Commencement Ceremony Information

April 30, 2019
GUEST COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY INFORMATION: Central Maine Community College is hosting the 2019 Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 16th at 6 p.m. at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée located at 190 Birch Street in Lewiston, Maine. The ceremony lasts approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Tickets are not required, and there is… Read More

Realtors Group Awards Scholarships to CMCC Students

April 29, 2019
The Androscoggin Valley Council of the Mountains to Shore Board of Realtors awarded scholarships to four Central Maine Community College (CMCC) students at a recent breakfast meeting hosted by the organization: Seth Boucher of Auburn, Lyndsay Vachon of Minot, Jacynda Rousseau of Leeds, and Kauna Yaga of Turner. Boucher is… Read More

Esports Arena Grand Opening a Huge Success!

March 21, 2019
The new CMCC Esports Arena was packed on Saturday, April 6 with interested students and family members! The only arena of its kind in Maine, the 1,600 square-foot high-tech arena located in Kirk Hall is being equipped with Alienware Area-51 Threadrippers; five console stations with Xbox One, PS4 Pro, and Nintendo… Read More

2019 Medical Assistant Grads Honored at Pinning Ceremony

March 14, 2019
The annual pinning ceremony was held earlier this month for graduates of the Central Maine Community College Medical Assistant program. Family and friends were in attendance as members of the 2019 graduating class from the program were awarded their special medical assistant pins. Also participating in the ceremony were externship… Read More

Student Senate Leaders at Central Maine Community College

February 28, 2019
These four officers are leading the Student Senate at Central Maine Community College during a busy and activity-filled year. Left to right are William Bishop, president; Derek Kuusela, vice president; Brink Beaulieu, treasurer; and Casay Mohamed, secretary. The Senate is the governing body for all student activities and the official… Read More

LHS Classmates of Medal of Honor Winner Provide Scholarship Funds

February 11, 2019
Members of the Lewiston High School Class of 1967 presented a check for $1,500 recently to the CM Education Foundation for scholarships in memory of their late classmate, Thomas J. McMahon. In 1969, Specialist Fourth Class McMahon was serving in Vietnam as a medic when his company came under heavy… Read More