Southern Maine Community College Computer Science Programs

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.

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/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Southern Maine Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Southern Maine Community College?

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 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 3,840 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.

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 #314 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at SMCC regardless of major.

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%.

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.