Student Spotlight Sierra Firley, a love for learning Sierra Firley nearly flunked out of high school. But at SMCC, she has attained a near-perfect academic record with a goal of becoming an English as a Second Language teacher overseas. Growing up in a poor and troubled household, Sierra says she nearly dropped out of Ellsworth… More »
Summary: SMCC students are feeling a wide range of emotions as the Fall Semester gets underway. In this column in The Times Record, President Cassidy writes that whether they’re coming to SMCC straight out of high school, a few years removed or making the leap many years ― or even decades ― after high school, starting… More »
Welcome to the 2019-20 academic year SMCC is welcoming thousands of new and returning students to school for the start of the Fall Semester of the 2019-20 academic year. Here are some new and cool things that students should be aware of: Extended Hours. The Advising, Billing, Admissions, Financial Aid, IT/HelpDesk, Registration and Housing offices… More »
Student Spotlight Kaylei Coombs, doing it her way Lots of students earn their associate degrees at SMCC and go on to earn bachelor’s degrees. Kaylei Coombs is doing it the other way around ― she already has a bachelor’s and is now completing her associate degree at SMCC. Kaylei enrolled at the University of Southern… More »
A $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund a five-year initiative by Southern Maine Community College and other Maine educational and research institutions that aims to revolutionize the management and understanding of coastal ocean ecosystems. The National Science Foundation announced this week that the grant to the University of Maine and Bigelow… More »
Southern Maine Community College’s Cyber Security program is being recognized for academic excellence in preparing the next generation of cyber security professionals. The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notified SMCC that it has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education through 2024…. More »
Thirty-five incoming Southern Maine Community College students are taking part in this year’s Summer Fire Academy to kick off their participation in the College’s Public Safety Student Live-in Program for the 2019-20 academic year. The Fire Academy, which began Monday and runs through Aug. 23, provides students three weeks of training to master basic fire… More »
Southern Maine Community College is launching a new workforce training class to provide Paradigm Windows the skilled workers it needs to grow while improving career opportunities for Maine residents. The Manufacturing Technician course offers training in skills that include workplace safety, technical math, hand tool operation, measurement, assembly and lean manufacturing systems. The course is… More »
SMCC professor goes Dutch Associate Professor Rachel Guthrie spent more than two weeks in The Netherlands to learn about the differences and similarities between SMCC and a comparable school in that country. Guthrie visited ROC Technovium, a technical-vocational college in the city of Nijmegen, from May 18-June 1 as part of a faculty-exchange program. For… More »
Alumni Spotlight Pamela Almodovar, la dolce vita It’s a long way from Maine to Italy. But that’s where SMCC alumna Pamela Almodovar is now earning her bachelor’s degree after earning two degrees at SMCC. Pamela came to SMCC out of Bangor High School to study Culinary Arts. After earning her Culinary degree, she stuck around… More »