Southern Maine Community College Teaching Programs

Located in South Portland, Maine, Southern Maine Community College is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Southern Maine Community College?

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/

Since Southern Maine Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Southern Maine Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SMCC, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $4,399 a year. That adds up to $17,596 over four years for those students.

Southern Maine Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,435 undergraduate students at SMCC, with 1,779 being full-time and 3,656 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,779 full-time undergraduates at SMCC, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	41
Black or African American	132
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	1,373
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	114

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

In 2022-2023, 3,487 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.

Southern Maine Community College Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Education	22	22
Early Childhood Education	18	18
Teacher Assistant/Aide	0	0
TOTAL	40	40

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.