Drop-In Academic Info Session

Come learn about the new programs and courses available through the Hutchinson Center at a public information session on Wed., Aug. 4 from 4–6 p.m. at the Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave. in Belfast. UMaine staff from a number of programs will be on hand to provide program information and help students register for classes. This drop-in event is an opportunity for the midcoast community to visit the Hutchinson Center and learn about the exciting new programs that will be offered for fall 2021. Whether you would like to complete your degree or start a new certificate or degree, the Hutchinson Center’s academic programs are flexible and designed to meet students where they are, no matter their age, educational or financial status. New for fall 2021, the Hutchinson Center will be a midcoast hub to University of Maine at Machias online associate degree and certificate programs. Programs include Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies (AA) with a concentration in allied health, Associate of Science (AS) in business and entrepreneurial studies or conservation law and outdoor management and certificates in entrepreneurship, GIS, human resources, and mental health and rehabilitation technician certification. The Hutchinson Center offers five fully online UMaine undergraduate bachelor degree programs: Economics, Business Administration, Political Science, Surveying Engineering Technology and University Studies. Additionally, a number of in-person courses will be held at the UMaine Hutchinson Center in Belfast this fall including business writing, chemistry, composition, history and psychology. Need-based academic scholarships are available to qualified Hutchinson Center students. The deadline for scholarship applications is Aug. 16, 2021. More information about scholarships is online.