UMA’s Saco Center is one of eight UMA centers located across Maine, and is located at 4 Scamman St. in Saco. FILE PHOTO
SACO — Registration for both summer and fall semesters is currently open at UMA’s Saco Center and continues until those semesters begin. No payment is due during this pre-registration period.
The most popular academic degree programs locally include, business administration, education and teacher certification, justice studies, computer information systems, cybersecurity, mental health and human services and liberal arts. Current and new students may choose from hundreds of courses that lead to the completion of full associate and baccalaureate degrees.
Free academic advising is available with staff at the Center. There are many scholarship opportunities available for first-time students as well as those with more than 30 college credits returning to complete a bachelor’s degree.
Course schedules are available at uma.edu/saco. Students may take just one class, or attend full-time and take four classes, depending on what best fits into their lifestyles. Financial aid is available for all levels of participation. Courses are taught face-to-face, online, through interactive television and videoconference.
“We can help any motivated student find the right balance and work towards completion of a college degree,” said Center Director Dan Philbrick. According to Philbrick there is a significant wage gap between those with a college degree and those without.
“College-educated not only have higher earnings than people without degrees, they are also more likely to have health and retirement benefits with their jobs, and they are far less likely to be unemployed,” added Philbrick. “We will support anyone at whatever stage to create a plan to get that college degree.”
The UMA Saco Center is an off-campus center in York County where people can take courses, pursue degrees, and receive all the support they need to earn a degree close to home and on schedules that fit into their family and work lives. Academic advising, tutoring, study skills workshops, computer lab access, WiFi, library services and student activities are available to help support individual student success. The Center is located at 4 Scamman St. in Saco, directly next to Shaw’s Supermarket.
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