Build your future with Maine's community colleges
Build your future with
Maine's community colleges
Looking for Training Programs?
Short-term training to help you meet your goals
Whether you're looking to start a new career, earn a recognized credential, or gain skills to move up in your current job, Maine's community colleges offer flexible, affordable short-term training programs designed to get you where you want to go - fast.
Through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine's Workforce, we've partnered with employers across the state to create hands-on, high-demand training in fields like healthcare, construction, manufacturing, IT, hospitality, and more. Most programs are just a few weeks long and most are free to eligible Mainers.
You don't need a degree to get started - just the motivation to take the next step.
Let us help you build the skills you need to advance in today's job market.
Explore our industry training.
Hospitality
Construction and Trades
Healthcare
Free In-Person Training at Maine’s Community Colleges
Get hands-on experience with free, in-person training at community colleges across Maine. Develop job-ready skills and real-world insight to launch or advance your career.
Choose a College to Explore Trainings:
Central Maine Community College
- Basic Life Support
- Broadband Technician
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- CompTIA Security+
- Educator Pathway
- Google Certificates
- Heat Pump Installer
- High Pressure Boiler Operator
- Home Inspection
- Journeymen Electrician
- Land Surveying
- Phlebotomy
- Real Estate Agent
Eastern Maine Community College
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Clinical Assisting
- Commercial Drivers License
- Culinary Bootcamp
- Educational Trip Leader with WFA
- Electrician Technology
- EMT
- Emergency First Responder
- Emergency Telecommunications
- Excel Associate Microsoft Certification
- Fire Officer I
- Fire Officer II
- Fire Officer III
- Google Certificates
- Heartsaver/First Aid/AED
- Heavy Vehicle Extrication
- Learning Facilitator
- Maine Guide Skills Course
- Medical Coding
- National Code Update
- Oil Burner Technician
- Pharmacy Technician
- Phlebotomy
- Propane Technician
- ServSafe
- Wilderness First Responder
Kennebec Valley Community College
- ACL/PAL
- Advanced EMT
- Automotive Technology
- Commercial Drivers License - Class A
- Commercial Drivers License - Class B
- Computer/Data Analyst Foundations
- Construction
- Culinary Bootcamp
- Early Childhood Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Entry Level Machine Operation
- Electrical Technology
- Google Certificates
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Phlebotomy
- Virtual Assistant
- Welding
Northern Maine Community College
- 608 Certification (Heat Pump/HVAC)
- AUTOCAD
- Basic Life Support Recertification
- CDL B to A for Farm Workers
- CDL ELDT Hazmat
- CDL for Trades Students
- Certified Bookkeeper and MOUS Certificate
- Certified Social Media Manager
- Commercial Driving Academy
- Compliance Review
- Dent Repair Certification
- Drug and Alcohol Supervisor
- Early Childhood Conference
- EMT
- Google Certificates
- Industrial Instrumentation
- Intro to Welding
- Limited Electrical (ELT 112, 115, 116)
- Mechatronics
- Microsoft Sharepoint Training
- MOUS Certification for Excel
- NEC Code Course
- NEC Code Update
- Plasma Table Introduction
- Quickbooks
- School Bus ELDT
- Water Treatment Certificates
Southern Maine Community College
- Advanced Construction Institute
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Amazon Web Services
- Arboriculture
- Construction Institute
- CPR First Aid
- Dental Assisting
- ECE Bootcamp
- Educator Apprentice
- EMT
- G&P Large Equipment
- Gas and Propane
- Google Certificates
- High Pressure Boiler
- Leadership Development
- Manufacturing Technician
- Medical Assisting
- Medical Interpreting
- Metrix Professional Development
- Oil Burner Technician
- Paralegal
- Pharmacy Technician
- Phlebotomy
- Welding Academy
- Yamaha Motor Repair
Washington County Community College
- Alternative Pathways to Teaching
- Commercial Drivers License - Class A
- Commercial Drivers License - Class B
- Digital Literacy Badge
- ECE Apprenticeship
- Education Technician
- Electric Boat Motor
- Employment and Disability Badge
- EMT
- Google Certificates
- HYEV for Technicians
- HYEV Safety for First Responders
- IBM Certificates
- Intermediate Heat Pump
- Introduction to Heat Pump
- Introduction to Substance Use Disorder
- Logistics and SCM
- MHRT/C
- Mobile Technology Lab
- Patient Services Rep
- Phlebotomy
- Raft Guide
- Remote Work
- SCT E&I
- SUR Apprenticeship Pathway
- Wellness and Compassion Fatigue
York County Community College
- ACLS
- Advanced EMT
- CNC
- Creating Exceptional Customer Experience
- Dental Assisting
- Education Technician II Apprenticeship
- EFDA
- Electrical Technology
- EMT
- EVOC
- Google Certificates
- Hospitality Badges
- Intermediate Supervisor Training
- Medical Assisting
- Medical Billing & Coding
- Mental Health Career Academy
- New Cook Bootcamp
- Nursing TEAS Prep
- PALS
- Peer to Supervisor
- Pharmacy Technician
- Phlebotomy
- PHTLS
- RHS Exam Review
- ServSafe
- Welding
Alfond Center Scholarships for Degree Programs
Continue to advance your career with certificate and degree programs at Maine’s community colleges – now even more affordable with Alfond Center Scholarships.
Working Mainers can receive 50% off tuition while pursuing programs part-time in fields like Nursing, Business Administration, Medical Assisting, Computer Science, Culinary Arts, Diesel, Truck & Heavy Equipment Technology, Precision Machining & Welding, and more.
Designed for flexibility, our programs help you gain the skills needed to succeed in Maine’s growing construction and trades sector.
For Employers: Double Your Training Budget
The Maine Workforce Development Compact
Join the Maine Workforce Development Compact—a free resource from Maine’s community colleges and the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce.
As a compact member, you can receive up to $1,200 per employee in matching funds for training and professional development. Join over 1,700 Maine employers who utilize this program to strengthen their teams. Applying takes just two minutes.
Training is completely employer-driven. Qualified training and professional development can take place at Maine's community colleges, through an in-house training, or with a third-party training vendor of your choice.
Join us in making Maine’s Workforce Stronger
Join us in making Maine’s workforce stronger and more vibrant. If you’re an employer seeking to develop your workforce, the Harold Alfond Center is here to support you every step of the way.
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The Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce coordinates all short-term workforce training programs for Maine’s community colleges, working closely with business and industry leaders statewide. Launched in 2021, the Alfond Center served over 26,000 Mainers in thirty months. A new, historic gift of $75.5 million from the Harold Alfond Foundation in June 2024 will enable the Center to train an additional 70,505 Mainers by 2030, significantly impacting Maine’s workforce and economy through strategic private and public partnerships.