Southern Maine Community College

New aquaculture report identifies SMCC as possible training hub

A new report that evaluates the labor needs of Maine’s growing aquaculture industry has identified Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) as a possible location for a vocational hub to provide training specific to aquaculture. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) on Monday released the Maine Aquaculture Workforce Development Strategy report, which charts a course […] Read More

More than 1,200 students named to Spring Semester Dean’s List

Southern Maine Community College is proud to announce that more than 1,200 students have been named to the 2020 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 […] Read More

SMCC, NMCC work together to offer NMCC’s Water Treatment Technology program on SMCC campus

Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) and Northern Maine Community College (NMCC) are partnering to offer NMCC’s Water Treatment Technology program on SMCC’s South Portland Campus this fall. NMCC launched its Water Treatment Technology degree and certificate programs at the request of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in 2018 to train people to fill […] Read More

Campus Connections – July 20

Virtual “Scholarship Lemonade” gatherings recognize SMCC Foundation donors The SMCC Foundation held a series of online “Scholarship Lemonade” get-togethers to recognize scholarship donors and connect them with Foundation board members and SMCC staff and faculty. The SMCC Foundation usually holds coffee receptions each year to recognize and spotlight scholarship donors and recipients. Due to COVID-19, […] Read More

SMCC establishes no-mow zones to promote sustainability

SMCC has created more than a dozen natural areas around the South Portland Campus that will no longer be mowed in an effort to save energy, reduce pollution and enhance wildlife habitat. The grassy areas scattered across campus have been designated as “no-mow zones” and are marked with signs explaining why they are being left […] Read More

SMCC to host virtual Open Houses for prospective and accepted students

Southern Maine Community will hold a series of virtual Open Houses for prospective and accepted students to learn more about their academic programs and the college in general. More than a dozen informational sessions have been scheduled for late June and July for a wide range of degree and certificate programs. Faculty and admissions representatives […] Read More

SMCC Nursing program to hold virtual pinning ceremony for graduates

The SMCC Nursing Program is holding a virtual Graduation Pinning Ceremony to celebrate and honor the nursing graduates in the Class of 2020. The virtual ceremony will make its premiere through SMCC’s YouTube channel starting at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 20. It will remain on the YouTube page following the premiere showing so people can […] Read More

SMCC awards more than 1,000 degrees at 73rd Commencement

Southern Maine Community College awarded more than 1,000 degrees and certificates Sunday during a virtual ceremony marking the College’s 73rd Commencement. In all, 1,022 students earned 1,050 degrees and certificates during the past academic year. Graduates were recognized during a pre-recorded graduation ceremony that was presented in a YouTube video made available through the SMCC […] Read More

SMCC establishes scholarship in honor of Alain J. Nahimana

SMCC has established a scholarship in honor of the late Alain J. Nahimana, co-founder and Executive Director of The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center. A native of Burundi who moved to Maine 10 years ago, Nahimana is credited with helping strengthen the immigrant community in profound ways. To honor and remember him, SMCC has established […] Read More