UMaine Role in New Bridge Year Program Noted
Several news organizations, including the Maine Public Broadcasting Network, covered the unveiling Monday by Gov. Paul LePage, Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen and Hermon High School students and administrators of the pilot Bridge Year Program, an educational collaborative involving the University of Maine. The project allows 15 college-bound technology students from Hermon to finish high school graduation requirements while at the same time taking technology classes at the United Technologies Center and Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor at reduced tuition rates. The goal is to prepare students for technology careers and college by introducing them earlier to skills and classes leading to an associate’s degree. The program is designed to give the students credits acceptable for University of Maine System enrollment and also exposure to UMaine summer programs. The event was also covered by the Bangor Daily News, Channel 5 (WABI), and Channel 7 (WVII).