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Question 5

Northern Maine Community College: $1,165,119 Provides funds to expand the diesel hydraulics program laboratory, upgrade information technology infrastructure and heating and ventilation systems, invest in energy efficiencies and renovate classrooms.

Question 5 expands access to great jobs and a great education.

There are good paying jobs across Maine that can’t be filled because there are not enough skilled workers to fill them. Maine’s community colleges provide a high-quality, affordable education that leads to those good jobs. Question 5 will make critical investments in all seven of Maine’s community colleges, providing access to a low-cost education that delivers the skills Maine people and Maine businesses need to prosper.

Question 5 is a smart investment in affordable higher education.

  • Graduates of Maine’s community colleges form the bedrock of the Maine economy and our communities. They are highly trained nurses, firefighters, precision machinists, IT professionals, accountants, chefs, automotive technicians, plumbers, electricians, and more.
  • Question 5 will help ensure that the colleges can continue to offer high quality facilities, instructional equipment, and programming to Maine people who seek work that allows them to support their families and contribute to their communities.
  • Question 5 will have statewide impact, providing critical support to all seven community colleges: Central Maine Community College in Auburn, Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield and Hinckley, Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle, Southern Maine Community College in South Portland and Brunswick, Washington County Community College in Calais, and York County Community College in Wells.
  • Maine’s community colleges deliver on their promise of high quality, low-cost education and training, but investments are needed to provide students with increased access to modern facilities and instructional equipment that meets their needs and the needs of Maine employers.
  • Question 5 will help close the skills gap, strengthen our businesses, and give Mainers the chance to build their lives here at home.

Question 5 invests in:

√ New and expanded occupational programming tied to good jobs in the Maine economy;
√ Renovation and expansion of instructional laboratories and classrooms;
√ New instructional technologies;
√ System-wide improvements in information technology; and
√ Energy upgrades and efficiencies leading to long-term savings.

How Question 5 supports needed investments at Maine’s other community colleges

“Do you favor a $15,000,000 bond issue to improve educational programs by upgrading facilities at all 7 of Maine’s community colleges in order to provide Maine people with access to high-skill, low-cost technical and career education?”

Central Maine Community College: $2,503,755 Provides funds to renovate and expand instructional laboratories and to upgrade information technology infrastructure and heating and ventilating systems for improved energy efficiency and long-term savings.

Eastern Maine Community College: $2,233,082 Provides funds for information technology system upgrades, to convert heating systems to natural gas and for additional campus-wide energy efficiencies.

Kennebec Valley Community College: $2,190,731 Provides funds for capital equipment to support a new program in millwrighting and industrial mechanics, for upgrades to information technology infrastructure and instructional and library technologies and to replace and insulate aging windows and facades.

Southern Maine Community College: $4,275,100 Provides funds for facility repairs and improvements, energy efficiencies, renovations to expand space for student support and remediation, information technology system upgrades and instructional and library services.

Washington County Community College: $885,853 Provides funds to renovate and expand instructional laboratories, for information technology system upgrades and for investments in instructional technologies.

York County Community College: $1,746,360 Provides funds for information technology system upgrades to and the development of the college’s Industrial Trades Center in Sanford.