SOUTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2017-2018 SMCC FACTBOOK Published August 2018 pg. 48 SMCC FACTBOOK History of SMCC A Brief History of SMCC Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) has grown and evolved over the years. Our mission today is to transform lives and communities through education and training, and welcome, prepare and inspire all to learn, succeed and lead. Our role is as vital today as it was in 1946, when the College first opened under the name Maine Vocational Technical Institute (MVTI), a day school in Augusta created to serve returning World War II veterans who needed to learn new skills in a post-war economy. By 1952 MVTI and its 156 students had outgrown their space in Augusta and moved to the site of decommissioned Fort Preble, overlooking beautiful Casco Bay in South Portland. During the 1960s the name was changed to Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute (SMVTI) and authorization was received to award Associate in Applied Science degrees. In the late 1980s, the Maine Legislature changed the name of the state’s Vocational Technical Institute System to the Maine Technical College System, and SMVTI became Southern Maine Technical College (SMTC). Almost a decade later, in 1998, the College added an Associate in Arts degree in liberal studies to its offerings, a significant step in its evolution to a comprehensive community college. In 2003 that transformation was complete. Gov. John Baldacci introduced legislation establishing the Maine Community College System – a move that enjoyed strong bipartisan support in the 121st Maine Legislature. The College name was changed once more, this time to Southern Maine Community College. In 2011, SMCC expanded its effort to provide access to high quality, affordable education by opening a second campus at Brunswick Landing, home of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. SMCC’s Midcoast Campus in Brunswick offers students access to state-of-the art-classrooms and laboratories that support studies in engineering, composites, health care, business, arts and sciences and more. Today, SMCC students come from across the state and around the globe. Whether they are seeking a degree in the trades and technologies that keep our economy humming, or the arts and sciences that offer a strong and broad educational foundation, SMCC graduates are successful employees, employers and entrepreneurs. Through more than 60 transfer agreements with colleges and universities in Maine and around the country, our students are able to continue their studies in four-year degree programs. SMCC has come a long way from a small school in Augusta to Maine’s largest community college. In the fall of 2017, we served nearly 6,000 students and offered more than 40 degree programs at our campuses in South Portland and Brunswick, satellite community centers, and online. At every step in SMCC’s transformation, our College has responded to the changing world and enhanced economic and cultural development for our students and our state. Fact Sheet 2017-2018 SMCC is a two-year commuter and residential college MISSION that awards associate degrees and certificates in over 40 programs in the arts, sciences and applied sciences SMCC transforms lives and communities through and offers non-credit courses and workforce training. education and training. We welcome, prepare and inspire Courses are delivered at SMCC’s South Portland all to learn, succeed and lead. Campus and Midcoast Campus in Brunswick as well as at community satellite locations and online. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 5,972 FALL STUDENTS • 76% of full-time faculty hold a master’s degree or doctorate • Honors program 45% 55% • Opportunities for scholarship MALE FEMALE - Thinking Matters: student research, scholarship, and creativity symposium 60% Part-time 40% Full-time - Phi Theta Kappa honor society - Service learning - WRIT (student literary magazine) • SMCC graduates pursue baccalaureate degrees at Mount Holyoke College, University of Maine, 1,197 PARTICIPANTS University of Southern Maine, Wellesley in over NON-CREDIT College, and many others. PROGRAMS 86 Non-credit & workforce training STUDENT LIFE • Center for Student Involvement & Leadership • Chorus • Intercollegiate athletics and 18:1ratio intramural recreation programs • International and multicultural STUDENT to FACULTY activities • Residential housing program hold a master’s or doctorate • SkillsUSA 76% • Student government • The Beacon student newspaper TUITION $5,557 3,714 • Maine residents (full-time): $2,760 per year • Out-of-state residents (full-time): $5,520 per year financial aid students • Maine residents: $92 per credit award (AVERAGE) RECEIVED AID • Out-of-state residents: $184 per credit • Room & board: $9,238 per year $20.8 MILLION IN FINANCIAL AID Does not include fees which average $1,000 per year. ACADEMICS & OFFERINGS SMCC has more than 40 academic programs in trade and technical fields, as well as in the arts and sciences, that prepare students for careers or for transfer to colleges and universities to continue their education. We offer students hands-on learning led by faculty who work in their fields and have established partnerships with businesses and community leaders. SMCC Academic Divisions & Departments All of SMCC’s academic programs and departments are organized into 5 major divisions. APPLIED ARTS & BUSINESS & HEALTH PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY SCIENCES INFORMATION SCIENCES SAFETY TECHNOLOGY • Architectural & • Biological Sciences • Business • Cardiovascular • Criminal Justice Engineering Design Administration Technology Education & Early • Emergency Automotive • Emergency • Childhood Education • Communications & • Medical Services/ Technology New Media Medical Services/ Paramedicine Paramedicine Composite Science • English • Fire Science • • Computer & & Manufacturing Information Sciences • Health Sciences • Maine Fire Service • English for Speakers Institute • Construction of Other Languages • Medical Assisting Technology & Global Languages • Culinary Arts Nursing Electrical & • • • Fine Arts • Hospitality Engineering Management • Nutrition & Technologies • Human Services Dietetics • Heating, Air • Radiography Conditioning, • Liberal Studies Refrigeration & • Respiratory Plumbing • Mathematics Therapy Horticulture • • Physical Sciences • Surgical • Precision Machining Technology & Manufacturing • Social Sciences SMCC Locations South Portland Campus - 2 Fort Road, South Portland, ME 04106 Our South Portland Campus is located on one of the most picturesque points on the Maine coast overlooking Casco Bay. With more than 40 degree programs and the latest technology and equipment, we have something for everyone. Outside of the classroom, students can enjoy beaches and oceanside trails, the islands of Casco Bay and all the offerings of nearby Portland. Midcoast Campus - 29 Sewall Street, Brunswick, ME 04011 Our high-tech Midcoast Campus is located at Brunswick Landing, the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. Here, you have access to personalized services and a varied selection of in-demand programs and courses. Additionally, our Midcoast Campus offers state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories, a residence hall, dining facilities and more. Community Satellite Locations - Biddeford, Bonny Eagle, Casco/Naples, Gray/New Gloucester, Portland, Sacopee Valley, Windham Whether you’re working toward a degree or just looking to take a class, our community satellite locations offer affordable classes at flexible times to fit your schedule. SMCC FACTBOOK History of SMCC Table of Contents Student Profile pg. 1 Enrollment pg. 5 Student Success pg. 10 Academics & Offerings pg. 19 Workforce & Continuing Studies pg. 25 Employees pg. 29 Finances pg. 33 Student Profile Geographic Origin of Our Students pg. 2 Foreign Countries Represented pg. 2 Counties in Maine Represented pg. 2 Student Race & Ethnicity pg. 3 Student Minority Representation pg. 3 Student Ages pg. 4 Prior Education pg. 4 Gender, Income & First Generation Students pg. 4 pg. 1 SMCC FACTBOOK Student Profile STUDENT PROFILE Students come to Southern Maine Community College for many The data in this section looks at different reasons: to earn an associate degree, to start their college all credit students enrolled in career affordably and transfer, to launch a new career, or to build their the Fall of 2017, including both professional and personal skills. Our students have a broad age range with degree-seeking and non-degree varied educational backgrounds, and come from across Maine and New seeking students, unless Nonresident Two or More Races England, as well as from other states and overseas. otherwise noted. Alien 165 34 3% 1% Native Hawaiian or Hispanic of Asian Other Pacific Islander Any Race 127 3 0% Geographic Origin of Foreign Countries 196 2% 3% Our Students Represented American Indian or Not Reported Alaska Native 237 31 All Other States • Belarus • Italy • Russian 4% 0% • Brazil • Japan Federation 44 Foreign Counties 1% • Canada • Jordan • Rwanda Black or African Other New 34 1% • Colombia • Korea • Thailand American England States • Congo • Morocco • Turkey 415 261 • Ethiopia • Panama • Turkmenistan 7% White 4% • Germany • Papua New • Vietnam 4,766 • India Guinea 80% • Ireland • Romania Maine 5,635 94% Aroostook Piscataquis Counties in Maine Somerset Represented Washington Franklin Penobscot County Students Hancock Waldo Oxford Kennebec Maine (Cumberland County) 3,181 57% 3,181 students Androscoggin Maine (York County 1,246 22% Lincoln 1,246 students Maine (Sagadahoc County) 461 8% Cumberland 461 students Maine