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… More »
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… More »
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… More »
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,… More »
Southern Maine Community College will offer most of its courses online during the Fall Semester, with smaller numbers of in-person classes for academic programs that require hands-on learning. The College announced Thursday its plans to reopen the college to limited hands-on instruction and some resident students in the fall. With protective measures in place, SMCC… More »