Student Population at SMCC

Total Enrollment

6,007 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

6,007

Online Enrollment

1,831

Men Students

2,608

Women Students

3,399

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,007 students have enrolled at Southern Maine Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 2,608 male and 3,399 female students are attending Southern Maine Community College. By attendance status, there are 2,310 full-time students and 3,697 part-time students.

The number of students at Southern Maine Community College is very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Maine.

Southern Maine Community College offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,831 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Southern Maine Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,608 male and 3,399 female students attending SMCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.77 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SMCC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SMCC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	6,007	2,310	3,697
Men	2,608	1,133	1,475
Women	3,399	1,177	2,222

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,569 White students (76.06%) and 625 Black or African American students (10.40%) at Southern Maine Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southern Maine Community College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Maine Community College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	19	11	8
Asian	144	63	81
Black or African American	625	286	339
Hispanic	257	108	149
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0	3
White	4,569	1,953	2,616
Two or More Races	198	83	115
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	137	67	70
Total	6,007	2,608	3,399

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,313 students whose age under twenty five and 1,114 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southern Maine Community College.

Especially, 1,041 students are younger than eighteen and 12 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southern Maine Community College.

Population by Student Age at Southern Maine Community College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,007	2,608	3,399
Under 18	1,041	427	614
18-19	1,654	821	833
20-21	968	479	489
22-24	650	251	399
25-29	577	218	359
30-34	406	150	256
35-39	277	109	168
40-49	283	96	187
50-64	136	48	88
65 and over	12	7	5
unknown	3	2	1
Total	6,007	2,608	3,399

Online Student Population

At Southern Maine Community College, 3,487 students (58.05% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,831 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 1,751 students live in Maine where Southern Maine Community College is located in and 77 students have enrolled from other states.