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Southern Maine Community College

Southern Maine Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in South Portland, ME. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $6,677 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 6,007 and it offers 16 programs. By program type, it has 5 1-year certificate, 11 2-years certificate, and 33 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 793 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Southern Maine Community College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Southern Maine Community College is $6,677 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Southern Maine Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
58% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,534 (exclude student loans).
SMCC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$6,677
Average Financial Amount$4,534

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Southern Maine Community College offers 16 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 793 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Southern Maine Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate509
2 Years Certificate11056
Total160793

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 9 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 56 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 728 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕1-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Building Construction Technology✕2-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕3-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist✕3-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation✕0-
Total9
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Electrician✕25-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber✕7-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕3-
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies✕2-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕0$30,900
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)✕16-
Total56
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✕8-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 44 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕44-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 48 completers-
Computer Science✕16-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕12-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕20-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕7-
Education [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Education✕18-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕15-
Engineering [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Engineering✕12-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 35 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕19-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕16-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 144 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕144-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Biotechnology✕6-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography✕9-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 51 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕28-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕23-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Building Construction Technology✕2-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber✕3-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕4-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕5-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕7-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 169 completers-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕15-
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist✕10-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕16-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕10-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕4-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕16-
Dietetic Technician✕4-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕94-
Business [+] ✕ 82 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕76-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕6-
Total728

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 6,007 students are attending at Southern Maine Community College. There are 98 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 339 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 (5.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 248 (full-time) and 351 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Southern Maine Community College is 22% and transfer-out rate is 18%. The retention rate is 53% at the school.
SMCC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population6,007
Graduation Rate22%
Number of Faculty437
Student to Faculty Ratio20 to 1

Student Population at SMCC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,435 students enrolled into Southern Maine Community College. By gender, 2,382 male and 3,053 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Southern Maine Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Southern Maine Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,4352,3823,053
Full-time1,779914865
Part-tme3,6561,4682,188
There are 4,216 White (77.57%), 477 Black/African American (8.78%), 228 Hispanic (4.20%), 140 Asian (2.58%), and 591 students with other races attending Southern Maine Community College. 39 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Southern Maine Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,4352,3823,053
American Indian/Native American221111
Asian1407169
Black/African American477223254
Hispanic22896132
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1147
White4,2161,8222,394
Two More1727696
Un-Known1305377
Non-resident Alien392613
Southern Maine Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
2,274 students (41.84% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,566 students (28.81% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Southern Maine Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Southern Maine Community College
Number of Students
Total5,435
Enrolled Online Exclusively2,274
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,566
Not in Online Courses1,595
By age range, at Southern Maine Community College, 1,500 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.60% of total students), 2,088 students are aged below 20 (38.42%), 130 students are aged above 50 (3.97%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Southern Maine Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,4352,3823,053
Under 18831331500
Age 18-191,257664593
Age 20-21843396447
Age 22-24657273384
Age 25-29697268429
Age 30-34473184289
Age 35-39277116161
Age 40-4926694172
Age 50-641084365
Over 64221012
Age Un-Known431

Directory and Accreditation Information

Southern Maine Community College is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (3/12/2003 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Southern Maine Community College.
2 Fort Road, South Portland, ME
207-741-5500
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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