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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Education was a low priority in Cedric Fredrickson’s home when he was growing up. Now he’s preparing to graduate with a Business degree, a near-perfect GPA and a goal of becoming a CPA. Growing up in Bangor, Fredrickson was raised by a mother who discouraged him from going to school. But inside, he had a… More »
The Southern Maine Community College Foundation will host its annual fundraiser virtually and pay tribute to an employee, an alumnus, and an area business and organization for their achievements and contributions to SMCC during a challenging year. This year’s A Light on the Point fundraiser will be held remotely via Zoom for safety reasons because… More »
The SMCC Nursing program held a drive-in pinning ceremony to pay tribute to its fall graduates and welcome them to the nursing profession. Graduating students, families, friends, faculty and others gathered in their cars on the evening Dec. 19 in a parking lot at the Clarion Hotel in Portland, where they watched a prerecorded 28-minute… More »
Southern Maine Community College is adjusting its Spring Semester plans in anticipation of a surge of COVID-19 cases in Maine following the holiday season. 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. The start of the semester… More »
When Jocelyne Kamikazi immigrated to the U.S. from Burundi in search of a better life, she didn’t envision going to college or starting a business. Not only has she earned two college degrees, she and her husband have opened a café in Portland. Jocelyne, her husband, Andre, and their 4-year-old son arrived in Portland as… More »