Central Maine Community College is a community college located in Auburn, Maine. It is one of the seven colleges in the Maine Community College System. Founded in 1963 as Androscoggin State Vocational Institute, later changed to Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute. Its name was changed to Central Maine Technical College in 1989. As part of a statewide name change of the technical college system, on July 1, 2003 it became Central Maine Community College. The Central Maine Community College is in Auburn, Maine, which is north of Portland in the south central region of Maine. Located on the shores of Lake Auburn, Central Maine Community College boasts a vibrant campus community that is committed to preparing students for challenging careers, lifelong learning, and transfer to four-year colleges. Central Maine Community College provides quality, accessible college education and lifelong learning opportunities. Therefore, we provide career and technical education; education for transfer to baccalaureate programs; and services to support economic development and community vitality.