Get started in the HiSET® Program by attending our orientation for new students. Orientation will provide an overview of the HiSET® process and guide participants through intake, assessment, and pre-testing. Workshops on college and career planning, financial literacy, and technology skills (all essential skills for success at college and in the workplace) will be provided.

Attendance at orientation classes is mandatory.

At the end of orientation, students will be referred to final HiSET® testing or scheduled for additional academic help.

Classes begin every 4 weeks --- call 474-7553 to schedule your orientation.

This 36-hour course is for students with prior MIG welding experience, and students who have previously taken the MIG I course. The course will cover advanced machine setup, advanced weld joint setup, and multi-pass welding in hard wire and flux core MIG. Safety is covered in the first two sessions. Upon course completion students are eligible for employment through several area businesses. Students provide their own safety glasses, welding gloves, and reinforced-toe footwear. Please be sure to complete the 2-part form at this link and return it to MCST to complete your registration.

MAP AND COMPASS LEVEL 1    

Hike, snowshoe, geocache, hunt, and enjoy the woods and fields of Maine with confidence that you can read a topographic map, understand the symbols, know which way a river flows, plot a course bearing, use online resources, and how to get to safety.  Familiarization to using a compass and map outdoors included. Students must have a DeLorme Maine Gazetteer, and a 2-degree baseplate compass.

Class meets Live Online by Zoom over two sessions

Instructor: Alice Bean Andrenyak

2 Mondays, 5:30-8:30 pm

March 24 & 31, 2025

Registration: $60

From your Instructor:

I am a Master Maine Guide who has been guiding for over 40 years, running my own full year guiding business (Alice's Awesome Adventures), former Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Guides Board Examiner, and 1:1 trainer. Many current Registered Maine Guides trained with me. I  have been a teacher in public education, adult education, online education, and for non-profit organizations since 1968.

Hike, snowshoe, geocache, hunt, and enjoy the woods and fields of Maine with confidence that you can read a topographic map, understand the symbols, know which way a river flows, plot a course bearing, use online resources, and how to get to safety. Familiarization to using a compass and map outdoors included. Students must have a DeLorme Maine Gazetteer, and a 2-degree baseplate compass. This is a Zoom class.

The main responsibility of a notary is to formally witness transactions involving paper documents and, in Maine, to perform marriage ceremonies. Study the office's history as well as its responsibilities, qualifications and record-keeping requirements. You must live in ME or be a NH resident regularly employed or with a business/trade in Maine. Leave with the test completed and a plan in place for turning in your paperwork. A notary license is $50 and valid for seven years.

Bethany Mulkern has been a notary public since May 2019 and has performed various notarial duties, including weddings. As a result, she is well-versed in all aspects of the role of a notary public and has a great deal of enthusiasm about the subject matter, which she's excited to share with her students!

Enhance your French language skills in this 8-week intermediate course designed for individuals with a basic understanding of French. This class focuses on improving your ability to communicate in everyday situations, expanding your vocabulary, and building confidence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Over the course of eight weeks, you'll revisit the basics, explore everyday situations like shopping and dining out, and engage in social interactions, with a strong emphasis on practical usage. Interactive activities, group discussions, and listening exercises will help you strengthen your grammar and sentence structures, while reading and writing tasks will enhance your comprehension and composition skills. Join us to take your French to the next level and communicate more confidently.  This is a live, online class using ZOOM.  No class 04/21/25.

Dive into Maine's haunted history with Missy and Richie of Paranormal Five.  They will lead a discussion of the back stories of locations all over the State of Maine that have been identified as "haunted".  There will be a virtual presentation with history, facts, haunts, and photos.  They will also be sharing evidence from investigations they have performed.