Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Southern Maine Community College

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at SMCC. You can study it at the Associate’s level. At its best it places at #3 out of 7 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

SMCC Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#1,044 in the U.S.

#7 in Maine

#51 in the New England Region

College Factual rates SMCC as a strong choice for liberal arts general studies, placing at #1,044 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,044 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Maine	7 of 12
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the New England Region	51 of 69

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at SMCC

Here is each degree level offered in liberal arts general studies at SMCC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	127

SMCC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Southern Maine Community College handed out 127 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

SMCC is among the very best schools in the country for liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Specifically, it ranked #3 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine	3
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region	26
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	713

SMCC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$4,156 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$10,250 Average Student Debt

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,880	$5,760
Fees	$1,276	$1,276

Associate’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 37% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

The majority of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at SMCC are White. About 77% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southern Maine Community College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Southern Maine Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	98
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	8

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

SMCC awarded 127 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the most recent reporting year — 63% to women and 37% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (77%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine — #2
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region — #20
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #550

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