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Southern Maine Community College Data & Information Overview

59 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
9% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Southern Maine Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Southern Maine Community College Ranked?

#1,760 Best Colleges in Nation
#12 Best Colleges in ME
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Southern Maine Community College was awarded 59 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, SMCC is ranked #1,760 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SMCC held the #2,060 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

SMCC also holds the #12 spot on the Best Colleges in Maine ranking.

See all of the rankings for Southern Maine Community College.

Is It Hard to Get Into SMCC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Southern Maine Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Learn more about Southern Maine Community College admissions.

Southern Maine Community College Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
25% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Southern Maine Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Southern Maine Community College is 25%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  25 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Southern Maine Community College

53% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Southern Maine Community College this rate is 53%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  53 out of 100
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100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Southern Maine Community College.

Southern Maine Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,993 Full-Time Undergraduates
20.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
51.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,789 undergraduates at SMCC with 1,993 being full-time and 3,796 being part-time.

How Much Does Southern Maine Community College Cost?

$10,703 Net Price
22% Take Out Loans
$17,596 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SMCC is $10,703. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for SMCC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$8,740 $9,856 $11,921 $15,129 $15,968

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SMCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

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

Get more details about paying for Southern Maine Community College.

How Much Money Do SMCC Graduates Make?

$35,067 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from SMCC with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $35,067 in their early years. This is about 17% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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See which majors at Southern Maine Community College make the most money.

Location of Southern Maine Community College

Maine State
1,993 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Southern Maine Community College is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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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: https://www.smccme.edu/

Southern Maine Community College Majors

33 Majors With Completions
746 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Southern Maine Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at SMCC

71% Take At Least One Class Online
42% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 3,840 students took at least one online class at Southern Maine Community College. This is a decrease from the 4,685 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 3,840 2,274
2019-2020 4,685 3,884
2018-2019 1,995 816
2017-2018 1,849 700
2016-2017 1,815 636

Learn more about online learning at Southern Maine Community College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

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