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Auburn board hears LRTC expansion: new programs, more seats for students
Summary
The committee received an update that the Lewiston Regional Technical Center added composites and auto collision repair, expanded early education programming and will host a planned landscaping program expected in 2026, increasing seats available to Auburn students.
Corin McWiggin told the committee that the Lewiston Regional Technical Center (LRTC) is expanding and that Auburn, as a host school, benefits from additional seats and program growth.
McWiggin said LRTC added composites and auto collision repair this fall, started second-year early education programming, and is planning a landscaping program expected to open in 2026. She said Auburn students have 26 seats available at LRTC and that host-school status increases Auburn's allocation of seats when a program is based in Auburn.
Board member Courtney Gormley noted a positive gender breakdown among participants in programs that are traditionally male-dominated. Board members discussed how seats are allocated across the region when Auburn hosts a program.
Why it matters: the curricular expansion provides new career and technical education options for Auburn students and may affect scheduling and student pathways in coming years.
