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SMCC receives Military Friendly® School designation

Southern Maine Community College has received the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School designation, given to institutions for their commitment and dedication to students who have served in the military. The designation was awarded by Military Friendly®, which evaluates colleges and universities using public data and responses from a proprietary survey. Institutions are measured on student retention,… More »

Culinary student receives prestigious Jean Ginn Marvin Scholarship

Julia Zampini, a Culinary Arts student at Southern Maine Community College, has been awarded a Jean Ginn Marvin Scholarship by the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees. The scholarship, which covers all tuition and fees for a year, is awarded to second-year Culinary or Hospitality students at SMCC and York County Community College. It… More »

SMCC employees receive A Light on the Point President’s Award

Southern Maine Community College employees have been named recipients of the A Light on the Point President’s Award for their tireless work and dedication over the past year. In making the presentation at Thursday night’s virtual A Light on the Point event, President Joe Cassidy said faculty and staff found new approaches to continue delivering… More »

Students take virtual genetics course through MDI Biological Laboratory

Eleven students and two faculty members spent a week over winter break immersed in an intensive virtual genetics course hosted by MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor. For the class, students focused on computational skills, bioinformatics and limb generation in the axolotl, an amphibian that is sometimes called the “Mexican walking fish.” Students analyzed data… More »

Financial Awareness Month focuses on smart money management

February is Financial Awareness Month aimed at informing students about financial management tools that can help them be smart with their finances and the costs of their education. During Financial Awareness Month, SMCC’s Financial Aid Office is encouraging students to fill out the FAFSA, sign up for the iGrad financial literacy tool, and learn about… More »

Student Spotlight: Meet Emma Bourne

Emma Bourne came to SMCC in hopes of exploring her academic interests at an affordable price before transferring to a four-year institution to continue her education. She hasn’t been disappointed. After graduating high school in Vermont, Emma took off a year to work and travel. She then came to SMCC in 2019, attracted by the… More »

Student Spotlight: Meet Camdan Carmichael

Camdan Carmichael is in his first year studying Fire Science at SMCC. But even before he completed his first semester, he was hired as a full-time firefighter in his hometown. Camdan knew at a young age while growing up in the western Maine town of Rangeley that he wanted to be a firefighter. He served… More »

SMCC to hold virtual 2021 commencement

Southern Maine Community College will celebrate its 2021 graduates with a virtual graduation ceremony to mark their success as they move forward to bright futures. Given the continued higher numbers of COVID-19 cases in Maine and CDC guidelines around gatherings, the College has decided that it would be unsafe to hold a traditional in-person commencement… More »

Nearly 1,200 students named to Fall Semester Dean’s List

Southern Maine Community College is proud to announce that nearly 1,200 students have been named to the 2021 Fall Semester Dean’s List. Students completing at least nine credit hours with a semester grade point average of at least 3.0 are named to the Dean’s List, provided no grade was lower than a C and the… More »

Welcome to the Spring Semester

SMCC will offer most of its courses online during the Spring Semester, with a limited number of in-person classes for academic programs that require hands-on learning.  Advising, Financial Aid, the Student Accounts Office and the Learning Commons will support students online and by email, phone and/or teleconferencing. SMCC released an overview of its Spring Semester… More »