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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, commended York County Community College on its commitment to career-focused education during a keynote address at the college’s Eggs & Issues Breakfast on Friday.  To read the full article in MaineBiz click HERE.    Read More

YCCC has been named one of the top 20 fastest growing public two-year associate degree granting institutions in the United States according to a recent report in the 2017 – 18 Almanac published by the Chronicle of Higher Education, August 18, 2017 Data reported annually to the National Center for… Read More

YCCC’s Veterinary Technology Faculty, Margaret Wheeler has been published in the most recent issue of The Journal of the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators.  To read the full article “A Conversation with Temple Grandin” click HERE. Read More

Scott Beauregard, Human Resource Manager of AVX Tantalum presented York County Community College (YCCC) President, Dr. Barbara Finkelstein and York County Community College Foundation (YCCCF) Chair, Kathy Baker with a $10,000 donation. This is the company’s 2nd donation to support of YCCC’s Capital Campaign for its new academic building bringing… Read More

Poet, writer, and teacher Brian Evans-Jones will be coming to York County Community College in Wells this summer to teach a week of Creative Writing camp for 12-15 year olds. Brian, who lives in South Berwick, has just been awarded the 2017 Writers Exchange Award from Poets and Writers. Poets… Read More

YCCC and Pratt & Whitney are pleased to announce that 14 Pratt & Whitney employees have completed the Apprenticeship Program and graduated from YCCC on May 13, 2017 with an associate’s degree in Trade & Technical Occupations. YCCC is a member of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Registered Apprenticeship College… Read More

The following students were named to the President’s List at York County Community College for academic achievement demonstrated by earning a 4.0 GPA for full-time study during the spring 2017 semester: Sharon Austin, Eliot; Jade Binette, Biddeford; Laura Bovyn-Satenstein, Kittery; Amanda Cole, Sanford; Anthea Colinet,  Kennebunkport; Barbara Couture, North Waterboro;… Read More

York High School (YHS) juniors and seniors who are taking a YCCC Introduction to Business course recently got caught in a “Shark Tank!” Based on the TV show Shark Tank, Stephanie Cleary, a Business & Technology Teacher at YHC and Adjunct Instructor at YCCC lead the project where student entrepreneurs… Read More

Would you like your child to attend one of YCCC’s fun yet educational College for Kids Summer Camps but didn’t think you could afford it?  Well, you’re in luck.  The York County Community College Foundation has just announced that it will be awarding 12 scholarships to lucky campers who qualify.… Read More