Eleven SMCC students and two faculty members spent part of their winter break conducting biomedical laboratory research on zebrafish for an intensive course at the MDI Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) in Bar Harbor. The students and Professors Daniel Moore and Lareen Smith spent a week at MDIBL in early January for a five-day course in which… More »
SMCC welcomes students to Spring Semester with extended hours SMCC is welcoming thousands of returning and first-time students to the Spring Semester with extended hours for key College offices to help students succeed. To kick off the semester, the Admissions, Advising, Billing, Financial Aid, Housing and Registration offices, as well as the SMCC Bookstore, are… More »
Alumni Profile Peter Brazier, career change When Peter Brazier was looking for a life change, he came to SMCC. He has since turned his SMCC education and an internship into a rewarding second career in manufacturing. After graduating high school, Brazier attended the University of Maine and studied math while working summers on a construction… More »
Southern Maine Community College is proud to announce that nearly 1,300 students have been named to the 2019 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 »
Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) and STRIVE U (SU) have entered into a new partnership for SMCC to offer programming that will provide vital skills training for SU students. SMCC and STRIVE U signed off on a memorandum of understanding this month that will provide programming for 14 SU students starting this summer and continuing… More »
Delivering cheer (and gingerbread houses) Culinary students this month continued a longtime tradition by delivering gingerbread houses and holiday cheer to children at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. A group of students baked and assembled the gingerbread houses in the Culinary Arts Center on the SMCC South Portland Campus, with help from professional chefs and… More »
Student Profile Taylor Gustin, bright future ahead Taylor Gustin realized she wanted to become a radiographer while in high school during a tour of a new hospital that was soon to open in her hometown of Augusta. When the time came, she enrolled in SMCC’s Radiography program because it’s affordable, the College has a beautiful… More »
Southern Maine Community College is holding two On-the-Spot Acceptance Days allowing prospective students to complete the entire admissions process for the Spring Semester in a single visit. SMCC’s South Portland Campus and Midcoast Campus in Brunswick will be open for extended hours of 8 a.m.-8 p.m. for On-the-Spot Acceptance Days on Thursday, December 19, and… More »
Hospitality students put to the test in New York City Hospitality Management students were put to the test at one of the lodging industry’s largest trade shows where they participated in a market study competition against students from other colleges and universities from around the world. SMCC students Arianna Burns, Jason Moody and Dana Schauf… More »
Student Profile Allison Fogg, childhood dream When Allison Fogg was young, she thought she might want to become a marine biologist. She’s now fulfilling that dream at SMCC by earning her degree in Marine Science. After high school, Allison attended Emerson College in Boston before transferring to the Art Institute of Boston, where she earned… More »