In a pledge to incoming and returning students, Maine鈥檚 community colleges are announcing the 鈥淭ech Promise,鈥� a commitment that students in need will have the technology and support they need for learning online. 鈥淵ou bring the commitment to learn and we鈥檒l make sure you have the tools you need,鈥� said Maine Community 天美传媒 President David… More »
Southern Maine Community will receive more than $2.6 million in federal grants aimed at helping first-generation, low-income and disabled students achieve academic success. The U.S. Department of Education is awarding two separate grants to SMCC鈥檚 TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program to provide academic and other support services for 240 students annually over the next… More »
A new report that evaluates the labor needs of Maine鈥檚 growing aquaculture industry has identified 天美传媒 (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 »
天美传媒 is proud to announce that more than 1,200 students have been named to the 2020 Spring Semester Dean鈥檚 List. Students completing at least nine credit hours with a semester grade point average of at least 3.0 are named to the Dean鈥檚 List, provided no grade was lower than a C and… More »
天美传媒 (SMCC) and Northern Maine Community 天美传媒 (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 鈥淪cholarship Lemonade鈥� gatherings recognize SMCC Foundation donors The SMCC Foundation held a series of online 鈥淪cholarship Lemonade鈥� 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 »
天美传媒 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 天美传媒 announced Thursday its plans to reopen the college to limited hands-on instruction and some resident students in the fall.听 With protective measures in place, SMCC… More »
SMCC has created more than a dozen natural areas around the South Portland Campus that will no longer be mowed in an effort to save energy, reduce pollution and enhance wildlife habitat. The grassy areas scattered across campus have been designated as 鈥渘o-mow zones鈥� and are marked with signs explaining why they are being left… More »
Southern Maine Community will hold a series of virtual Open Houses for prospective and accepted students to learn more about their academic programs and the college in general. More than a dozen informational sessions have been scheduled for late June and July for a wide range of degree and certificate programs. Faculty and admissions representatives… More »
The SMCC Nursing Program is holding a virtual Graduation Pinning Ceremony to celebrate and honor the nursing graduates in the Class of 2020. The virtual ceremony will make its premiere through SMCC鈥檚 YouTube channel starting at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 20. It will remain on the YouTube page following the premiere showing so people can… More »