Merrymeeting Adult Education (MAE) is a joint effort of the Brunswick School Department and Maine School Administrative District #75. The progarm was established in 1978 to provide free high school completion and GED testing to students with Interrupted educations. The program quickly expanded to meet adult learning interest in crafts, personal enrichment and vocational skills. Federal and state grants were secured to provide basic literacy skills, a program in English as a Second Language and college preparation program. The Merrymeeting College Connection program, subsidized by a state grant, provides free assistance in math, England, college counseling, as well as preparing college applications and financial aid forms. A goal of the program is to help adults become college ready without the need for remedial courses on the college level, thus saving them time and money. The program also includes test taking strategies, time management, college tours and much more. Each year MAE offers hundreds of courses and workshops through the MAE catalog and website. In June of each year, Merrymeeting celebrates accomplishments of the high school diploma and HISET (High School Equivalency Tet) with a June graduation ceremony. MAE is committed to its primary mission: To provide learning opportunities for the community adults, at all levels, and at a minimal cost to the individual students and the district taxpayer.