Get ready to thrive in the college environment.  Take the mystery and worry out of applying to school. Learn about financial aid and scholarships available to you.

College Readiness class helps you build a strong foundation of skills to support your college success.
Course topics include: time management, study skills, navigating a college campus, campus resources, organizational skills, admission & financial aid information. Weekly classes incorporate active discussion, guest speakers, personal surveys, and written work. 

College Transitions (CT) has a proven record of helping students learn how to overcome challenges faced by new college students and helping them succeed. 

Our classes are held at the UMA campus in Ellsworth and on Zoom.  You can attend ANY college after completing CT.

Please call us for more information and an application:  207-422-4794.

College Transitions English focuses on sharpening your writing and reading comprehension for college level courses. Develop writing skills necessary for short answer responses, essays, and research papers.

An emphasis is placed on the writing process: outlining, drafts, rewriting, and editing to a final copy. Fine tune your grammar and punctuation while developing your writing style and organization. Build your critical reading skills to pick out main ideas, arguments and common themes in college level readings. 

Nate Berger also teaches college writing at UMA and ELL classes. Classes are taught at UMA-Ellsworth and on Zoom.  You can attend any college after taking College Transitions classes.

Please call us to for more details:  207-422-4794.

Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) certification is an ideal step if you are considering a nursing degree or an entry-level clinical position. 

CMAs work with providers mainly in outpatient facilities. They are a critical part of a patient’s care team. How do I know if this is the program for me?

Our CCMA program provides instruction, lab practice, and hands-on training. Externships are completed at the end of the course.  It is approximately 140 hours of class and labs and 160 hours of externship/clinical training.

CMA training includes:

•   Administrative and clinical duties
•   Preparing patients for examinations and treatment
•   Updating medical records - EMR
•   Taking and documenting vital signs
•   Routine lab procedures
•   Diagnostic testing, including EKG
•   Basic phlebotomy and the cardiac life cycle
•   Workplace expectations and professionalism
•   Training includes an externship prior to employment

Additional CCMA courses include: Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Terminology, and Medical Math.

Schedule: We offer two options for completing your CCMA-
In person: all classes and labs are completed at our learning center in Sullivan. (Evening classes & daytime labs, next class September 2025)

Hybrid: evening classes/lectures are offered on Zoom (cameras must be on) and afternoon labs are offered in Sullivan, Bucksport, and Baileyville. (Next start date March 2025).

Please call for more information or download a CCMA application here.  Intake interviews are required for our application, please call to make an appointment. 207-422-4794.

**Thanks to a Strengthening Maine Workfoce grant, we are able to offer this training at no cost.  Scholarships and financial assistance may be available to help with transportation, technology, and other expenses.

This Spanish course is perfect for beginners or for those who have taken Spanish before but have forgotten most of it. Learn to speak and understand Spanish quickly and easily.

The course helps you build a foundation by presenting interesting conversations followed by progressive grammar lessons and exercises.  It is a slow to medium pace course. Textbook included.

Open to beginners and those who wish to refresh their Spanish skills. No class the week of 4/21.

Carlos Rosales is a native speaker from Latinoamérica and works with the farm working community in Downeast Maine. He has lived in Maine for 19 years and earned his bachelor's degree in Applied Science from the University of Maine at Augusta.  Carlos enjoys sharing and teaching his native language with others.

Learn the fundamentals of safe boating and earn the Maine state recognized certification that requires completion of a boating education course before operating most water craft for anyone born after 1999. Class covers safety equipment, trip planning, navigation rules and aids, state and federal regulations, anchoring, dealing with adverse conditions and emergencies, communications, trailering, knots and lines, and more! The information is useful for both ocean and freshwater boating. The course includes an examination for certification.

A materials/administration fee for the course is $10. Manuals are $35 if you want to buy one, payable at first class by cash or check ("Penobscot Bay Sail and Power Squadron").

No class 4/24.

This course is sponsored by the Penobscot Bay Chapter of the US Power Squadrons, America’s Boating Club. 

*Please bring a floor mat and 1-5 lb. weights. 

This low-impact workout allows you to work at your own pace and level. It is 50-60 minutes of simple moving, with options to add some light weights (or not), use stretch tubing for resistance training and incorporate an abdominal workout and flexibility stretches. Anyone can do this. Class meets two times a week. All levels welcome. 

If you pay via check or with cash, the cost is $50.

The drop-in fee is $8 each class.

This class is offered online using Zoom.

Learn to listen to your body for what it wants and needs. Using Kripalu Yoga techniques, learning your own version of postures with modifications as needed. Yoga helps with stress relief; better breathing; increase in strength and flexibility; improved circulation; cardiovascular conditioning; inner peace and more. (All classes will be designed to meet the needs of Beginning yogis and Advanced Beginners practicing yoga). Bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes.

*Space is limited, so please register to reserve your spot in this class.*

Learn to listen to your body for what it wants and needs. Using Kripalu Yoga techniques, learning your own version of postures with modifications as needed. Yoga helps with stress relief; better breathing; increase in strength and flexibility; improved circulation; cardiovascular conditioning; inner peace and more. (All classes will be designed to meet the needs of Beginning yogis and Advanced Beginners practicing yoga). Bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes.