Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education
Maine Adult Education Program
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Envision. Enact. Engage.
Mt. Desert Island Adult and Community Education offers free and/or affordable education to adults.
Services provided include:
high school completion
transition services to college or career
career and college exploration
career and college preparation
driver’s education
workforce training
proctoring services for college classes (fee for non-UMaine System schools)
proctoring workforce certificate programs
enrichment classes
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Mount Desert Island Adult Education’s Age Policy: Unless otherwise noted in the course description, courses are open to individuals seventeen years and older, who are not attending K-12 schools. In some cases, permission may be granted by the director.
Please contact Anne Patterson, Director, for details: 288-4703 or email her at apatterson@mdirss.org.
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Learning for everyone
Make this the year you earn your high school diploma… change jobs… learn an new skill… gain a new hobby….
Whatever new skill or life change you’re dreaming of, there’s a good chance your local Maine adult education program can help you get there.
Oct
19
Maine Driving Dynamics (65+ years old)
Maine Driving Dynamics is a Maine sponsored, 5-hour defensive driving course that offers all drivers the opportunity to improve their defensive driving abilities. Course includes discussion of collision avoidance techniques, safety issues, driver habits and attitudes, and the basic elements that constantly challenge drivers on Maine highways. The class is taught by a certified Maine […]
Oct
19
Maine Driving Dynamics (under 65 years old)
Maine Driving Dynamics is a Maine sponsored, 5-hour defensive driving course that offers all drivers the opportunity to improve their defensive driving abilities. Course includes discussion of collision avoidance techniques, safety issues, driver habits and attitudes, and the basic elements that constantly challenge drivers on Maine highways. The class is taught by a certified Maine […]
Oct
21
Heartsaver CPR/AED
The Heartsaver CPR AED course combines basic CPR skills training with instruction and practice in using an AED.This is an American Heart Association Course and is intended for:· Individuals who have a duty to respond to a cardiac emergency because of job requirements.· Lay rescuers who may need to respond to an emergency in the […]
Oct
22
Certified Nurse Assistant
Take our C.N.A. course and enter the medical field with the skills to help care for patients. This course includes classroom and lab instruction, as well as, training at one hospital and one assisted living center to help you gain diverse skills and explore employment options. After successfully completing the 180-hour course, you are eligible […]
Oct
22
Heartsaver First Aid
The Heartsaver First Aid Course provides first responders with training in basic first aid procedures-Including the first aid skills recommended by OSHA- in a format that can be delivered in a single day This course is intended for:· Security and airline personnel· Camp counselors· Police and firefighters· Teachers and day-care workers· Aerobics teachers / physical trainers· […]