Student Population at SMCC

Total Enrollment

7,900 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

7,900

Online Enrollment

1,866

Men Students

3,381

Women Students

4,519

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 7,900 students have enrolled at Southern Maine Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 3,381 male and 4,519 female students are attending Southern Maine Community College. By attendance status, there are 2,879 full-time students and 5,021 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 1,866 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SMCC's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Maine.

The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Maine average (2,373 students).

	Total	Undergraduate
Southern Maine Community College	7,900	7,900
All Colleges	2,931	2,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges	5,796	5,801
2-4 Years Colleges	3,035	3,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Maine	2,373	2,373

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

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,381 male and 4,519 female students attending SMCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.75 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	7,900	2,879	5,021
Men	3,381	1,320	2,061
Women	4,519	1,559	2,960

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,822 White students (73.70%) and 853 Black or African American students (10.80%) 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	28	11	17
Asian	192	85	107
Black or African American	853	391	462
Hispanic	375	161	214
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	3	7
White	5,822	2,476	3,346
Two or More Races	308	133	175
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	216	78	138
Total	7,900	3,381	4,519

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,106 students whose age under twenty five and 1,145 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southern Maine Community College.

Especially, 1,663 students are younger than eighteen and 17 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	7,900	3,381	4,519
Under 18	1,663	706	957
18-19	2,354	1,094	1,260
20-21	1,259	592	667
22-24	830	346	484
25-29	649	229	420
30-34	411	160	251
35-39	292	103	189
40-49	298	99	199
50-64	127	41	86
65 and over	17	11	6
Total	7,900	3,381	4,519

Online Student Population

At Southern Maine Community College, 4,185 students (52.97% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,866 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, 1,797 students live in Maine where Southern Maine Community College is located in and 67 students have enrolled from other states.