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Sanford Schools

Sanford High School https://www.sanford.org/o/sanford-high-school & Sanford Regional Technical Center https://www.sanford.org/o/sanford-regional-technical-center

Construction finished and the $100 million integrated High School and Technical Center opened in the fall of 2018. This is the largest state-funded school construction project in Maine’s history. Another $10 million of funding was approved by the community for the completion of a spectacular Performing Arts Center and athletic field enhancements.

Modernization of All City Schools

Pre-K through Grade 8 School Improvements Goals — Completion by 2020, include:

  • Create three Pre-K to grade 4 elementary schools — North, Central and South — with equitable facilities and program offerings;
  • Construct an addition to Margaret Chase Smith School and update the facility to increase student capacity and improve classrooms and outdoor areas;
  • Renovate and update Sanford Junior High School to the Central Elementary School to accommodate Pre-K to grade 4 students;
  • Create a middle school to house all grade 5-8 students by reusing and renovating the previous Sanford High School facility;
  • Reduce operations and maintenance costs by consolidating programs and closing
    two older elementary schools;
  • Increase safety and security by eliminating all modular classrooms city-wide; and
  • Provide space for future growth and building expansion.

 

York County Community College

York County Community College https://www.yccc.edu/about-yccc/college/about-the-college/

York County Community College is a terrific place to begin your education, upgrade your skills or get started on the career of your dreams! YCCC offers its students small classes with student-focused faculty & staff, flexible course schedules that fit work & family, and a personal and challenging educational experience to students of all ages.

Established in 1994, York County Community College (originally known as York County Technical College) was a grassroots initiative by Dr. John Fitzsimmons (then-President of the Maine Technical College System) and a group of business leaders who identified a need for a technical college in York County, one of Maine’s fastest-growing counties.

On November 2, 2017 YCCC purchased 60 Community Drive in Sanford Maine from the Industrial Development Corporation of Sanford which was established as a local non-profit corporation in 1959 by a group of area business, banking, and professional people. Although YCCC had a presence in rental space in Sanford since 2012, the College now has a permanent location to grow its manufacturing-related programs and training.

YCCC today has about 1700 credit students enrolled in Wells, Sanford, at area high schools, and online plus hundreds of non-credit/workforce students and its large South Coast Senior College. It has many other forms of outreach to the greater York County community through its Eggs & Issues, York County Business Awards, Visiting Artists Series and its YCCC Foundation events.