COLLEGE FOR ME-ANDROSCOGGIN IS A REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE WITH AN AMBITIOUS GOAL OF DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF COLLEGE DEGREE HOLDERS IN ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE. THE EFFORT STARTED WHEN BUSINESS, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN CENTRAL MAINE BEGAN WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP EXPAND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ATTAINMENT, RECOGNIZING THAT IT EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS AND ENSURES THE FUTURE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A HOST OF COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS AND DEGREE ATTAINMENT INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO HELP GROW A COLLEGE-GOING CULTURE AMONG THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE THROUGHOUT THEIR 500-SQUARE MILE REGION.