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Southern Maine Community College is a public institution situated in South Portland, Maine. South Portland is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Southern Maine Community College Rankings

SMCC is ranked #2 out of 11 schools in Maine.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Where Is Southern Maine Community College?

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Contact details for SMCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2 Fort Road, South Portland, ME 04106-1698
Phone: 207-741-5500
Website: www.smccME.edu

How Do I Get Into SMCC?

You can apply to SMCC online at: https://www.smccme.edu/admissions-aid/apply/

Southern Maine Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Southern Maine Community College?

39% Take Out Loans
9.2% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SMCC, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $4,418 a year. That adds up to $17,672 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SMCC is 9.2%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Southern Maine Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,993 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,789 undergraduate students at SMCC, with 1,993 being full-time and 3,796 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,993 full-time undergraduates at SMCC, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern Maine Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 52
Black or African American 185
Hispanic or Latino 82
White 1,521
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 121

Over 27 countries are represented at SMCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Southern Maine Community College

3,884 Took All Classes Online
4,685 Took At Least One Class Online
106.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,685 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SMCC has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of SMCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southern Maine Community College was 106.3%. This is the #359 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at SMCC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SMCC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SMCC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management #214
Business Administration & Management #268

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Southern Maine Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 76 76
General Hospitality Administration/Management 6 6
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 0 0
TOTAL 82 82

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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