Educator Preparation Programs
The following is a list of Maine educator preparation program contacts for initial certification. Many of the institutions also have graduate programs that offer additional endorsements. Maine Community College System Education Program information can be found at the bottom of this page.
| Institution | Contact | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|
| Bates College Lewiston, ME 04240 |
Anita Charles Director of Teacher Education Associate Chair, Education Department |
207-786-8349 acharles@bates.edu |
| Bowdoin College 7400 College Station. Brunswick, ME 04011-8474 |
Doris A. Santoro Professor of Education |
207-798-4145 dsantoro@bowdoin.edu |
| Colby College 4426 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901-8844 |
Sherry Pineau Brown Lecturer & Coordinator of Teacher Education |
207-859-4427 shbrown@colby.edu |
| College of the Atlantic 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 |
Bonnie Tai 戴豪蔮 Co-Director of Educational Studies |
207-801-5703 btai@coa.edu |
| College of the Atlantic 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 |
Linda Fuller Co-Director of Educational Studies |
207-801-5685 lfuller@coa.edu |
| Eastern Maine Community College Katahdin Hall, Bangor, ME 04401 |
Jane Loxterkamp or Megan London Co-Chairs of the Education Program |
207.974.4812 jloxterkamp@emcc.edu or mlondon@emcc.edu |
| Husson University 1 College Circle, Bangor, ME 04401 |
Shelley Tennett Chair of the School of Education |
207.941.7657 tennetts@husson.edu |
| Maine College of Art and Design 522 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101 |
Rachel E. Somerville Chair of Art Education |
800-639-4808 rsomerville@meca.edu |
| Saint Joseph’s College 278 Whites Bridge Road, Standish, ME 04084-5236 |
Patricia Waters Director of Teacher Education |
207-893-7929 pwaters@sjcme.edu |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME 04769 |
Wendi Malenfant Education Program Director |
207-768-9435 Wendi.Malenfant@maine.edu |
| Thomas College 180 W River Rd, Waterville, ME 04901 |
Katie Rybakova Chair of the School of Education |
207-859-1158 Katie.Rybakova@thomas.edu |
| University of New England 11 Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford, ME 04005 |
Lane Clark Professor & Academic Director of the School of Education |
207-602-2682 lclarke1@une.edu |
| University of Maine at Augusta 46 University Drive, Augusta, ME |
Cindy Dean Associate Professor of Education/Coordinator of Teacher Education |
207-621-3192 Cynthia.Dean@maine.edu |
| University of Maine at Farmington 186 High Street, Farmington, ME 04938 |
Katherine W. Yardley Associate Provost |
207-778-7154 kyardley@maine.edu |
| University of Maine at Machias 116 O'Brien Avenue, Machias, ME 04654 |
Daniel Qualls Associate Professor of Education |
207-255-1307 Daniel.Qualls@maine.edu |
| University of Maine 101 Shibles Hall, Orono, ME 04469 |
Zeke Kimball Professor & Interim Dean |
207-581-2441 Ezekiel.Kimball@maine.edu |
| University of Southern Maine 221 Bailey Hall, Gorham Campus |
Andrea Stairs-Davenport Associate Dean, School of Education and Human Development |
207-780-5971 Andrea.Stairs@maine.edu |
Maine Community College System Education Programs
Students can also prepare for a career in education at a Maine community college. Maine's community colleges offer programs in early childhood education as well as a flexible liberal studies degree. The colleges have transfer agreements with Maine's universities and many other four-year colleges. For more information, see the Maine Community College System website.