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Maine community college system

Published
September 26, 2023

Commentary: Free Maine community college tuition program must be made permanent

Meeting with high school sophomores recently, I had to equivocate about the availability of free college; nobody is sure they’ll have the option. That’s a problem.
Published
September 4, 2023

As students return to KVCC, Fairfield-based college lays out ambitious road map

The state's free-tuition initiative has boosted enrollment numbers at Kennebec Valley Community College at a time when administrators are planning for on-campus housing and new athletic programs.
Published
August 31, 2023

Enrollment rises 18% at Maine community colleges

The state's free tuition program boosts enrollment for a second straight year.
Published
June 6, 2023

Commentary: Maine Community College System survives by unfairly compensating workers

Students are flocking to Maine community colleges while adjunct teaching staff are running for the exits.
Published
May 28, 2023

Maine adjunct professors join push for wage increases

The instructors acknowledge they have different roles than full-time faculty but say they should be paid similarly for performing the same tasks.

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Published
May 19, 2023

Maine Voices: The guaranteed ‘best deal ever’ – the problem with public higher education promises

New programs that are meant to increase access to higher education actually hamper it by undercutting the very institutions that serve most students.
Published
April 10, 2023

Maine Voices: Stigma surrounding community college sets everybody back

Kids enrolling in two-year institutions allow themselves the time and space to figure things out. Way more of them should be doing it.
Published
April 1, 2023

Maine Voices: The shadowy side of free community college tuition

After decades of labor, educated and qualified Maine adjunct faculty still don’t earn a living wage – and now our services are being given away. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Published
March 17, 2023

As enrollment grows, Maine community colleges look at options for housing students

Enrollment in Maine's community colleges is up 12% since the state created a free tuition program, but student housing is falling short of demand at many campuses.
Published
March 5, 2023

Free community college program pulls students from UMaine System

A Maine lawmaker would expand upon the free tuition initiative to help prevent the enrollment declines at the state's public universities from getting any worse.