If you’ve been thinking about tracing your genealogy, this introductory course is for you!

Learn how to get started, sources of information, tools and the relevant historical contexts for migration and other factors. Roy Starling will share all of these, as well as stories of his experiences researching the history of his family back to the Vikings. 

This is an all-inclusive, entirely online 16-week certification course, providing practical real-world skills essential for success in the healthcare field.  This course consists of Medical Terminology, Medical Front Office Skills, Electronic Medical Records Boot Camp, and Medical Billing.  In addition, upon completion of all courses, you will sit for your CMAA (Certified Medical Administrative Assistant) Certification exam through the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). 

The fee includes national certification, all books, fees, and resume and job assistant.  Payment plans available. The classroom hours are live online or online anytime, self-paced.

Please download this information package about the Medical Office Specialist-Administrative Medical Assistant course, stop by our center in Ellsworth to pick one up, or request that one be mailed to you.  It will answer many questions you might have.  Don't hesitate to reach out to the Academy of Medical Professions directly as well after reviewing the information package linked above.  Please go to their website for their phone number and to explore all their course offerings. 

Ellsworth Adult & Community Education is here to ensure your readiness and success by providing logistical, academic, and social emotional support during this online and in-person experience. We will help you through the enrollment process, provide local support during the course and offer the certification exam locally. Our services are available at no cost to you.  If you'd like to schedule an individual appointment with one of our career advisors to learn more, please call 207.664.7110 or email adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org to schedule a phone, ZOOM or in-person appointment.

When you apply for US Citizenship, you will complete an application and then you’ll have an interview.  You’ll need to understand spoken English to participate in the interview. We can help you gain the skills you need to improve your English skills and citizenship knowledge to prepare for the interview. The first step is to meet with our student advisor and make a plan to meet your needs.

We are building our Multilingual Learner programming and are adding American Citizenship to our offerings. Please attend this information session, if you are interested in receiving support in preparing for your interview and/or support with the application process. 

This is an interest list.  We hope to find an instructor for this class and we anticipate the cost will be $49.  If you sign up here we'll contact you if/when we have finalized details about the course.

Maine has some of the darkest skies east of the Mississippi River.  Learn how to “read the night sky” as you identify the seasonal constellations, the phases of the moon, and visible planets. At least one session will be spent outdoors studying the night sky.  Saturn & Jupiter will be visible in the evening sky.  This is an in-person class.  

Soups made with love are a nourishing and inexpensive way to feed your family. In this series, we will share techniques, tools, ingredients and tips learned through years of cooking for family and friends.  You’ll learn techniques for preparing ingredients and bringing them all together, as well as tips on storage and serving.  A focus of the workshops will be the use of affordable and locally available ingredients, and adapting recipes to a variety of tastes and dietary  requirements. Handouts, recipes and a small container of soup for your family to try will be provided.  All registration fees are donated to Loaves & Fishes.  

Chowders  Nothing speaks New England like a creamy chowder!  You can make a seafood chowder for a special event, or a corn chowder for a quick weeknight meal that delights.  We’ll make a simple fish chowder together to learn and share some of the techniques and ingredients universal to chowders. 

Annie has always loved to cook for family and friends.  She started cooking when she was seven and was a keen observer of all the cooks in her family and beyond. She's worked in kitchens and also spent most of her childhood and early adulthood in western and eastern Europe, the Middle East and South Asia, so her palate is broad. She shares her love of cooking with family and friends through the preparation of food full of flavor. One of her priorities when she's cooking is to create a meal that accommodates all dietary requirements--a meal that everyone can enjoy. 

This is an all inclusive 20-week, in-depth medical coding course for CPC certification through AAPC.  This program is designed to teach all aspects of medical coding, provide you with the skills needed to become nationally certified and get into the job marked as a Certified Professional Coder.

This certificate program includes Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology, CPC-A exam, AAPC membership, 3 practice CPC tests and all books.  Basic computer skills are required.  Adding Practicode (6-10 week online program), will remove the apprenticeship designation from the CPC credential (additional $1200).  Payment Plans are available. This is a live online course meeting once a week.  This course is also available on demand online.

Please feel free to download this information sheet about Academy of Medical Professions Medical Coding Program opportunities, stop by our office in Ellsworth to pick one up, or request that one be mailed to you.  This will answer many questions you might have.  Don't hesitate to reach out to the Academy of Medical Professions directly after reviewing the information package linked above.  Please go to their website to find their phone number and explore all their course offerings.  You will also discuss this at the information session. 

Ellsworth Adult & Community Education is here to ensure your readiness and success by providing logistical, academic, and social emotional support during this online and in-person experience. We will help you through the enrollment process, provide local support during the course and offer the certification exam locally. Our services are available at no cost to you.  If you'd like to schedule an individual appointment with one of our career advisors to learn more, please call 207.664.7110 or email adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org to schedule a phone, ZOOM or in-person appointment.

Ellsworth Adult & Community Education Center hosts this class.  It is offered by the Penobscot Bay Sail & Power Squadron-America's Boating Club®, For Boaters, By Boaters® We’ve been making boating safer and more enjoyable for over 100 years.

This basic boating class reduces your risk of accidents and injuries, saves you money on boat insurance, and qualifies you for a state boat license or operator certificate in most states (including Maine).  It is the most comprehensive, single source, in-person boating course available to give you the skills you need to enjoy your time on the water and boat with confidence.  Please go to our website, call or email for more information. The course covers:

• safety equipment;
• trip planning;
• navigation rules and aids;
• state and federal regulations;
• anchoring, dealing with adverse conditions and emergencies;
• communications;
• trailering; and
• knots and lines.

The course also introduces navigation and the use of charts-important information on determining where you are and how to go where you wish to go safely. The information is useful for users of all sorts of watercraft (power, sail, paddle) and for both ocean and freshwater boating.

There is a print or e-manual for the course ($26) that you will want to read through before the class. Often people take this course with a family member or friend, and the manuals are easily shared so it's not included in the cost of the course. This is an in-person class.  

Scott has been making adventurous use of the sea since his teens. He’s owned several “cruising and racer/cruiser” sailboats over the last twenty years, and is an active member of the East Coast offshore singlehanded racing circuit. He races single and shorthanded to and from Bermuda almost every year, and has sailed across the Atlantic, singlehanded, 2-½ times (he can tell the story of the half-time in class). He currently races (and cruises) in Resolute, a 46’ sloop. Scott is a strong proponent of practical seamanship for all, and holds the Royal Yachting Association’s RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certification, several US Sailing Certifications, and teaches virtually the full range of America’s Boating Club courses. 

This is a bundled course with Basic First Aid in the morning and Heartsaver CPR Adult/Child/Infant in the afternoon, at a discounted price. 

Basic First Aid certifies the student in several critical topics/skills needed to provide immediate lifesaving care for individuals who are dealing with a medical or injury emergency. It also covers environmental emergencies for the lay rescuer. 

The CPR course certifies the student in cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills for adults, infants, and children, as well as choking protocols. It also teaches competency in both Automated External Defibrillator use and Narcan.  This is an in-person class. 

When you bundle a Basic First Aid course with Heartsaver CPR (scheduled on the same) you pay a total of $85, with a savings of $35. You also have the option to register for just Basic First Aid or just Heartsaver CPR Adult/Child/Infant elsewhere in this catalog.