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Southern Maine Community College - Main Campus - South Portland

2 Fort Road, South Portland, ME 04106

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Southern Maine Community College - Main Campus - South Portland School Description

At Southern Maine Community College you will find a vibrant campus that is home to a wide array of programs as well as to a faculty and staff committed to student success. Well-situated at the edge of Casco Bay and surrounded by extraordinary ocean views, SMCC is an attractive setting for learning and discovering. With nearly 40 areas of study that include business, health, education, the arts, trades, and the natural and social sciences, your opportunities at SMCC are almost limitless.

Southern Maine Community College empowers students to respond to a changing world and enhances economic and cultural development in Southern Maine by providing a variety of educational opportunities and partnerships.

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Southern Maine Community College - Main Campus - South Portland

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Southern Maine Community College is a community college in South Portland, Maine and one of the seven colleges in the Maine Community College System.

History

Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) opened in 1946 as a day school in Augusta, Maine, under the name of "Maine Vocational Technical Institute" for returning World War II veterans. An increasing enrollment and the rapid growth of various technologies necessitated more comprehensive facilities. During the summer of 1952, the Institute was moved to the site of the former Fort Preble in South Portland, where it assumed the name of Southern Maine Vocational Institute. It is located close to Portland, the largest city in Maine, on a beautiful site overlooking Casco Bay.

Over the years, this institution evolved from a solitary technical institute into an accredited college. In the fall of 1968, the first associate of applied science degree students were enrolled, and in May 1970 the institution saw its first associate degree graduates. The then Southern Maine Vocational Institute sought accreditation by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Later this accreditation was transferred to the Associations Commission on Technical and Career Institutions when that commission was established. In 1985, the Maine legislature approved L.D. 2174, An Act to Establish the Maine Vocational Technical Institute System. This act formally grouped the then six institutions, once governed individually by the State Board of Education, into one organization under a central office structure governed by a Board of Trustees (BOT).

On June 22, 1989 the Maine legislature passed An Act to Enhance the Status of Vocational Technical Education in Maine. This act changed the name of the Maine Vocational Technical Institute System to the Maine Technical College System (MTCS) with similar name changes at each of the college within the system. At this time Southern Maine Vocation Technical Institute became SMTC.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
79%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 5,645
Students Receiving Aid:
62%
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Southern Maine Community College - Main Campus - South Portland Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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Southern Maine Community College - Main Campus - South Portland Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 79%
Part-Time 21%
Men vs. Women
Men 61%
Women 39%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 80%
Other 15%
African-American 3%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 1%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 91%
Out-of-State 9%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Maine 91%
Massachusetts 2%
Vermont 1%
New Hampshire 1%
New York 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Southern Maine Community College - Main Campus - South Portland Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 3,215 $ 5,645  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 2,400 $ 4,830  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 815 $ 815  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 2,610 39%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 950 36%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 735 1%  
Student Loans:
 $ 2,702 46%  
Any Aid:
   62%  

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