UMA presents Early College Awards Dec. 8

AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta has invited 53 high school seniors for recognition at an Early College Awards ceremony 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.​ Saturday, Dec. 8, at The Senator Inn and Spa, 284 Western Ave.

Selected students have completed nine or more Early College credits with UMA and maintained a 2.75 GPA or higher. UMA President Rebecca M. Wyke will address those in attendance and Associate Vice President for Admission, Brandy Finck, will present the awards.
The invited students represent 15 high schools across Maine and include three home schooled students. UMA’s Early College program allows Maine high school juniors and seniors to take college courses while in high school and earn college credit. The credit earned often can be applied toward a two-year associates or four-year baccalaureate degree.
An example of courses taken by students include college writing, elementary statistics, introduction to psychology, introduction to literature, and US history I.
As part of the awards ceremony, each student will receive a UMA Early College Scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year, allowing the students to continue their studies at UMA after their high school graduation. In additional to the students and their guests, the high school guidance counselor and principal from the represented high schools have been invited to celebrate this achievement.
The invited students attend the following high schools:

Bucksport High School
Narraguagus High School
Camden Hills Regional HS
Nokomis Regional High School
Dirigo High School
Oceanside High School
Edward Little High School
Skowhegan Area High School
Ellsworth High School
Sumner Memorial High School
Gardiner Area High School
Lewiston High School
Maranacook Community High School
Medomak Valley High School
Mount Blue High School

A link with a brief video about UMA’s Early College program with student testimonials can be found through this link. BIT.LY/UMAEC
For more information, visit www.uma.edu/