Campus News

    Aroostook— Northern Maine Community College celebrated senior achievement during an Evening of Excellence on May 1st to honor students who exemplify the NMCC experience – both in and out of the classroom. Eighteen students were selected – one from each program area – to receive an Academic Achievement… Read More

Aroostook — On April 24th, 2019 at 11am a large group gathered at Maple Hill Farm in Hallowell, Maine, just outside of Augusta, to witness the presentation of the 2019 Student of the Year awards for the Maine Community College System. Each of the seven community colleges awarded a single… Read More

Aroostook County – New Ventures Maine is offering a hands-on, day-long event designed to encourage girls to consider careers in fields traditionally filled more predominantly by males.  The Totally Trades Conference is expected to bring together approximately 150 participants from schools throughout Aroostook County on Wednesday, April 10, to the… Read More

Houlton - In an attempt to fill a gap in the healthcare field in Aroostook and beyond, this spring NMCC launched a new program in Houlton, training Practical Nurses (PN’s). The brand new cohort currently has 15 students enrolled in the 45-week program based out of the Houlton Regional Hospital.… Read More

  Aroostook County  -  On March 23rd NMCC’s Student Nurses’ Association (SNA) hosted their first conference focused on the future of nursing in Aroostook County and drew a crowd of near 80 students to the E. Perrin Edmunds Conference Center on the NMCC campus. The event featured two keynote speakers,… Read More

Aroostook County  -  In celebration of Community College Month and National Poetry Month, Northern Maine Community College is hosting its annual Creative Writers’ Reading Series which began in March and will continue throughout April. The series brings accomplished authors from around the northeast to Presque Isle, and gives them an… Read More

By Kent DeMerchant Aroostook County - Hannah May is currently enrolled in the Structural Welding program at NMCC.  Her family moved from Arizona to the Houlton area when she was younger. Hannah remembers growing up as a typical young girl who participated in band and chorus at school with no… Read More

NMCC Medalists (left to right) Cory Jandreau, silver medal, auto collision repair; Zachary Hagan, gold, auto collision repair; Jacques Beaulieu, gold, welding; Craig Kiser, gold, electrical construction wiring; and Chris Forbes, silver, automotive technology.   AROOSTOOK COUNTY — Northern Maine Community College students brought home three gold and two silver… Read More

NMCC Emergency Medical Services students (left to right) Marina Feltis, Leigha Langley, and Leanne Fitzpatrick, practice how to safely move and transition a patient down stairs using a device called a “stair chair.”   Aroostook County - Northern Maine Community College has succeeded in earning national reaccreditation for its Emergency… Read More