MY EMCC WEBMAIL CALENDAR NEWS CONTACT DONATE BRIGHTSPACE COVID-19 MyEMCC Go! DISCOVER EMCC OVERVIEW President’s Welcome Mission & Vision History Consumer Info Accreditation Contact Institutional Research @EMCC Campus Events Campus Directory Off Campus Centers Calendar Employment News BEN HANDZEL, CRIMINAL JUSTICE Student Testimonial “EMCC has taught me lots of hands-on learning, and provides the best education around while doing it at an incredibly affordable price.” Home > Discover EMCC > Overview > History History Located in the heart of Bangor, our 72-acre campus is adjacent to the Hogan Road exit off Interstate 95—just a short distance from Eastern Maine Medical Center, downtown Bangor, and the Bangor Mall—and is served by public transportation. Campus facilities include four buildings housing classroom, lab, and shop spaces; two residence halls; Johnston Gymnasium; and the Campus Center, a focal point of campus activities including the Enrollment Center, library, classrooms, and McCorkill Dining Hall. Established in 1966 by the Maine State Legislature, under the authority of the State Board of Education, EMCC was originally known as Eastern Maine Vocational Technical Institute (EMVTI). The college was moved in 1968 from temporary quarters in downtown Bangor to its present campus on Hogan Road. In 1986 the 112th Legislature created a quasi-independent system with a board of trustees to govern all six of Maine’s VTIs, and in 1989 another law changed the names of these institutions to more accurately reflect their purpose and activities; EMVTI thus became Eastern Maine Technical College (EMTC). The name of the College changed again in 2003 from “Technical” to “Community” to more accurately reflect its purpose. “The basic mission of the Maine Community College System is to provide associate degree, diploma and certificate programs directed at the educational, occupational and technical needs of the State’s citizens and the workforce needs of the State’s employers . . . to create an educated, skilled and adaptable labor force which is responsive to the changing needs of the economy of the State and to promote local, regional and statewide economic development.” (Public Law, Chapter 431) GET STARTED Explore Campus Programs of Study Train my Employees Transfer to EMCC Register for a Class Apply TOURING THE CAMPUS Imagine yourself here! Learn More Alumni Association Accreditation Consumer Info Contact Directions Affirmative Action Non-Discrimination, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Privacy Webmail Copyright 2021 Eastern Maine Community College. Eastern Maine Community College 354 Hogan Road, Bangor, Maine (207) 974-4600 | 1-800-286-9357