unitid 161545 · South Portland, ME · public 2-year · city (small)
Southern Maine Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 8,693
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
5,675
80th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
30%
undergrads on Pell grants
48th pctl among public 2-years
completion
28%
finish within 150% time
20th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,531
81st pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$11,086
after aid, aided students
77th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$41,661
after entry, Title IV students
71st pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$10,331
49th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,654 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k42%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k13%
- 110k+11%
- Median family income
- $26,271
- First-generation students
- 39%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,156
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 111 | $38,484 | $10,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 109 | $43,132 | $9,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 103 | $72,849 | $24,496 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 45 | $70,124 | $16,625 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 40 | — | $15,750 |
| Graphic Communications. | 37 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 27 | $51,837 | $16,824 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 26 | $52,803 | $8,750 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 20 | — | — |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 18 | $55,874 | $10,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 17 | $31,758 | — |
| Fire Protection. | 17 | $63,780 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.