A coalition of colleges, education advocacy groups and business leaders is hoping to raise the rate of working Mainers with college credentials from 55% to 70% in less than a decade.
In 2014, less than half of working adults in Maine had a college degree or credential. By 2024, the rate had risen by more than 10 percentage points, to 55.5%.
That’s according to MaineSpark, a coalition of education and business leaders in Maine try… [2985 chars]
Source: Portland Press Herald | Published: 2026-06-03T17:06:29Z
Credit: Portland Press Herald
