Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, Maine
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 5,675 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
- Construction Trades, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,736
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
Computers and IT
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $66,994 a year after finishingNationally: $41,515
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 52 finishedGraduates here earned $50,396 a year after finishingNationally: $46,417
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 9 finishedGraduates here earned $31,356 a year after finishingNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $59,740 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 50 finishedGraduates here earned $71,550 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 26 finishedGraduates here earned $65,468 a year after finishingNationally: $57,072
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 13 finishedGraduates here earned $40,988 a year after finishingNationally: $49,077
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedGraduates here earned $45,464 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $59,151
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 86 finishedGraduates here earned $77,477 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (14)
- BiotechnologyAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $44,861
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 94 finishedGraduates here earned $42,858 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $38,618
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyAssociate degree · 15 finished
- Education, GeneralAssociate degree · 13 finishedGraduates here earned $32,513 a year afterNationally: $28,911
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 39 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $43,881 a year afterNationally: $38,650
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Human Services, GeneralCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $34,193
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $32,008
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 127 finishedGraduates here earned $32,106 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degreeGraduates here earned $22,993 a year afterNationally: $27,637
- Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $23,489
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,277per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $20,673sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,156Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 9%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 23%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $43,9286 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $48,63610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $10,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 28%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Southern Maine Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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