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Southern Maine Community College is proud to announce that nearly 1,200 students have been named to the 2021 Spring 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 student… More »

Southern Maine Community College is paying tribute to and celebrating members of SMCC’s LGBTQIA+ community throughout June. In honor of Pride Month, SMCC’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, the department of Student Life, and the Rainbow Club student organization have organized a number of programs and initiatives throughout the month. The College will also hang Progress… More »

Southern Maine Community College is hosting a festive ocean parade that will feature boats of all types in celebration of the College’s 75th anniversary. The parade will be held on Sunday, July 11, in the waters of Casco Bay off of SMCC’s South Portland Campus. Current and former SMCC students and employees, business and community… More »

The Peter A. McKernan Hospitality Center is launching a Sunday afternoon tea service that is open to the public featuring tea and sweet and savory snacks served with a nod to the British tradition. The McKernan Center, which is part of Southern Maine Community College and located on its oceanside South Portland Campus, will host… More »

Southern Maine Community College awarded more than 1,100 degrees and certificates Sunday during a virtual ceremony marking the College’s 74th Commencement. In all, 1,073 students earned 1,109 degrees and certificates during the 2020-2021 academic year. Graduates were recognized during a pre-recorded graduation ceremony, available on SMCC’s YouTube channel. Students in the Class of 2021 came… More »

SMCC student filmmakers will be showing their films on the big screen this month with the return of The Maine Mayhem Film Festival. The festival, now in its 11th year, showcases the high-quality work of SMCC filmmaking students in public theaters each year. The 2020 festival was canceled due to the pandemic, but Professor Corey… More »

SMCC students and employees who support them received well-earned recognition on Friday for their leadership and accomplishments during the academic year. Student Life recognized students, student organizations, faculty and staff virtually in its pre-recorded Leadership Awards Ceremony. An in-person ceremony is usually held late each spring, but it was held online this year due to… More »

More than a dozen SMCC students had their science projects showcased at two online science symposiums in late April that featured high-quality research on a variety of scientific subjects. Nine students shared their capstone science projects at the April 30 Thinking Matters symposium hosted by the University of Southern Maine. Five SMCC students had their… More »

The SMCC Foundation held a series of virtual “Community Scholarship Coffee” get-togethers in late April to recognize scholarship donors and recipients and connect them with Foundation board members and SMCC faculty and staff. During the gatherings, people introduced themselves and talked about what SMCC means to them, while students gave heart-felt thanks for the scholarships… More »

Andrea Atkinson has been named SMCC’s Student of the Year for her academic success and leadership as president of the SMCC chapter of Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Atkinson, who is working toward a degree in Liberal Studies-Focus in Art, serves as president of Alpha Chi Nu, SMCC’s chapter of PTK. She is also a… More »