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Wireless Technology

Complimentary wireless internet is offered to all visiting groups; password and access are included in your stay. The campus has several wireless hot spots, including the Automotive building, Campus Center, CEC Building - Computer Tech. Dept., CNM Building - Communication and New Media Dept., Dining Hall, Entrepreneurial Center, Gymnasium, Hague Hall, Howe Hall, Marine Science Building, Peter A. McKernan Hospitality Center, Jewett Hall - IMT, Lobby, Auditorium, most classrooms, Pier, Preble Hall, Ross Technology Center

Computing - Ross Technology Building

The Ross Technology Center, located on Slocum Drive, contains a large drop-in computing lab open days, evenings, and weekends.
The building also contains five new instructional classrooms equipped with the latest hardware and software. Overall, the campus provides more than 500 PCs accessible to students, faculty and registered guests.

The Ross Technology Building Computer Lab is open Monday-Friday from 8:00am-9:00pm and weekends 12:00pm-5:00pm during the academic year. Additional hours and supervision are available for your training upon request.

Campus Center

The Campus Center, the focal point of the campus, contains the College's library furnished with internet searching computers and access to electronic databases. Adjacent to the library is the Learning Assistance Center which also contains numerous PCs and a trained staff to assist users. The Campus Center is also the location of many creature comforts, including:

The College Store
Café
Quiet lounge with individual study areas
Community lounge with television
ATM & Copy Center

Library

The Library is SMCC's visitor-friendly center for research, study, and casual reading resources. The Library is located in a beautiful setting on the second floor of the Campus Center, and is a viable quiet study location during corporate conferences and retreat.

The physical layout of the Library is pleasant and varied and provides a choice of individual carrels, study tables, and internet workstations. Included within the library space is an enclosed group study/meeting room which is available for students to reserve. Students are welcome to browse through the Library's books and periodicals which are on open stacks and easily accessible. All students are encouraged to visit the Library and make its resources a part of their learning experience while attending the College.

Athletic Facilities

The college maintains both a fitness center and a weight room for use by the SMCC community. The fitness room comes complete with treadmills, stationary and recumbent bikes, elliptical, and stair steppers. The weight room contains Body Master selectorized weight machines along with free weight machines.

Athletic Center on Fort Road across from the Campus Center and Cates Building. Both facilities are located in the Hutchinson Union Building (HUB) Athletic Center on campus.

Parking

SMCC provides ample parking for all visitors, yet is also a very busy and dynamic campus. In order to assure the safety and welfare of all students, faculty, staff, and visitors who bring their cars to campus, parking permits must be displayed at all times. Contact our Conferences & Events team for permits that can be e-mailed, printed and distributed to your attendees for their dashboards.

Campus Events

One of the benefits of hosting your retreat or conference at SMCC is access to public events including art exhibits, lectures, sporting events and functions hosted by the College.

Portland Harbor Museum

Founded in 1987, Portland Harbor Museum is an exciting place to explore and celebrate the rich maritime history of Portland Harbor.
Located on the South Portland waterfront, the museum lies within the granite walls of Fort Preble, adjacent to Spring Point Ledge Light. Bug Light and the Liberty Ship Memorial are less than a mile away.

www.portlandharbormuseum.org/
Fort Road - SMCC Campus
South Portland, ME 04106
(207) 799-6337 (Main Number)
(207) 799-3862 (Facsimile)

Spring Point Lighthouse

Spring Point Lighthouse has the unique distinction of being the only caisson-style lighthouse accessible by land and open for public tours. The Spring Point Ledge Light Trust frequently holds Open Houses allowing the public to actually enter and explore the lighthouse. A small fee of $5.00 is charged to support the Trust's preservation efforts.

An information hotline which the public can call to learn the status of an Open House and other information of importance is now available. That telephone number is (207) 699-2676

Shoreway Arboretum

The Southern Maine Community College campus also has an established arboretum which was created and is maintained by the college, named the Shoreway Arboretum. The arboretum runs along the shoreline of Willard Beach and visitors can enjoy panoramic views of Portland Harbor and islands off the coast. The arboretum contains many kinds of native

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