Campus News

Central Maine Community College President Scott E. Knapp has announced two new staff appointments at the college. Mary Lafontaine has been appointed dean of human resources effective June 1st. Since 2004, Lafontaine has been with the Maine Department of Labor, first as manager of the Lewiston CareerCenter and then as regional… Read More

Thirty-two second-year nursing students at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) took an ATI exit exam recently in the “parking lot computer lab” at the College. This enabled them to take the test with proper social distancing and the required faculty proctoring. The students completed the exam while sitting in their… Read More

Central Maine Community College has announced that it has waived the application fee for fall semester admission. Any student who applies to the College will have the $20 fee automatically waived. Anyone interested in applying for fall admission to CMCC can do so online by clicking the blue “Apply Now”… Read More

Four students from Central Maine Community College (CMCC) are among the twenty Maine community college students named to the 2020 All-Maine Academic Team. The students were selected in recognition of outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and service. The CMCC students receiving the award, which includes a $500 scholarship from the Maine… Read More

The food services staff at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) has been preparing and delivering some much-needed food for the Trinity Jubilee Center in downtown Lewiston. To date they have provided American chop suey, 200 ready-to-go egg salad wraps, baloney and cheese sandwiches, and some snack items. Pictured here making… Read More

Central Maine Community College (CMCC) will begin an online Summer Session with the first courses starting the week of May 18. Summer Session II classes will start July 6. Registration is open and will continue through the start of classes. Most summer classes are on a seven-week schedule. Others are… Read More

Members of the Information Technology Services (IT) Department at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) are currently making respirator masks that could be donated to local health care providers. Made of plastic filament (from polyactic acid) and antimicrobial thermoplastic, the masks are costing only a few dollars each to produce. The… Read More

An impressive U.S. Army “Esports Semi” pulled into the Central Maine Community College (CMCC) campus recently. The trailer, which supports recruiting efforts and the Army’s Esports initiative, is equipped with eight gaming chairs, multiple screen monitors, and a variety of gaming consoles. Students were invited to test the equipment and to challenge… Read More

In an effort to foster excellence in teaching to improve student retention, CMCC has been awarded an Innovation Grant from the Maine Community College System (MCCS) to start the “Teaching Excellence Program.” The goal of the MCCS Innovation Fund is “to stimulate development of new, creative models for education delivery.”… Read More