SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) announced the grand opening of our Veterans Resource Center, the first of its kind among Maine’s community colleges. The new center, located in the Bay Building on SMCC’s South Portland campus, supports the unique needs of veteran students. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Wednesday, Sept. 11,… More »
The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) Foundation is thrilled to announce the 2024 Light on the Point Award winners, who are listed below. The Foundation will host its annual Light on the Point fundraiser on Thursday, November 7 (view details here) to pay tribute to alums, faculty, staff, and the business community for their contributions… More »
AUGUSTA, ME (MCCS)— Early fall enrollment is up 9% at Maine’s community colleges, putting the seven colleges on track for another historic high enrollment this year. Enrollment has been boosted by a Free College Scholarship that covers 100% of tuition and mandatory fees for recent high school graduates, an increase in the number of high… More »
Welcome to Fall 2024 at SMCC! We are thrilled to see our campus come alive with new and returning students, faculty, and staff. As we embark on a new academic year, here’s a quick guide to help you maximize your time at SMCC. Check out these important Welcome Week events: Say #helloSMCC and Get Connected!… More »
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (MCCS)—Starting this fall, Maine’s public universities will guarantee admission to graduates of the state’s community colleges. Under the terms of a historic Transfer ME agreement signed today by Maine Community College System (MCCS) President David Daigler and University of Maine System (UMS) Chancellor Dannel Malloy, Maine’s community colleges will proactively notify their… More »
SMCC Athletics is excited to announce the completion of significant renovations to the baseball and softball fields located on the South Portland Campus. Thanks to the generous support of sponsors and donors, the College has made substantial improvements that will enhance student-athletes experience and beyond. The project involved a complete overhaul of the 30-year-old baseball… More »
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The Harold Alfond Foundation (HAF) is investing $75.5 million into short-term, workforce training programs at Maine’s community colleges over the next five years in what is the largest grant ever for the Maine Community College System. “This is truly a transformational investment that will directly benefit Mainers and Maine businesses across… More »
AUGUSTA, ME (MCCS) – Community college graduates in Maine can now transfer directly to degree programs at six of Maine’s independent four-year colleges under the new Maine Transfer Guarantee announced Wednesday. “The Maine Transfer Guarantee takes the guesswork out of higher ed planning for many Maine students and families,” said David Daigler, president of the… More »
Hosted by the SMCC Diversity Programming Committee and the Rainbow League and sponsored by the Student Senate, SMCC celebrates Pride Month. Pride Month is celebrated every June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, a pivotal event in the LGBTQIA+ rights movement. This month recognizes the impact LGBTQIA+ individuals have had on… More »
The Maine Army National Guard’s Civil Support Team (CST), supported by the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), will conduct a full-scale training exercise, Katahdin Shield 2024, from June 3 to 6, 2024. This exercise involves over 30 agencies and aims to assess and enhance response efforts to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive hazards. SMCC will… More »