Governor Joins Celebration of College Transitions Success
WHAT :
Press event to mark the growth of the College Transitions Program (www.maineadulted.org) and to celebrate the recent signing of agreements to further and expand the collaborative effort.
WHO :
Governor John Baldacci; Nova Wagg, a graduate of the College Transitions program and a recent graduate of the University of Maine at Augusta who will talk about her experiences; representatives of the University and Community College systems, students, teachers and directors from the College Transitions program at both the state and local level.
WHEN
Monday, January 25, 2010, 10 a.m.
WHERE
University of Maine at Augusta
Randall Building, Fireplace Lounge (second floor)
PARTICULARS:
As enrollment soars in adult college transition programs, university and community college systems join Adult Ed in an agreement to expand collaboration.
Maine has more than 580,000 working age adults who have not completed an associate’s degree or higher. Especially in the current economy, many of them are recognizing they need to enter a two- or four-year college or another postsecondary institution to improve their employability and their earning potential.
The Maine College Transitions Program offers the preparation and skills adults who are earning a high school diploma and those out of high school for a while need so they can enter a two- or four-year college.The program prepares students for college-level math, reading and other skills, offers counseling and support services, career planning, a college experience, and follow-up support.
Recently, Chancellor Richard Pattenaude of the University of Maine System, President John Fitzsimmons of the Maine Community College System, and Commissioner Sue Gendron of the Maine Department of Education jointly signed agreements to further the collaboration to make the transition for these adult students into college as seamless and successful as possible.
