The student population at Southern Maine Community College is 6,007 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,150 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,831 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 316.14% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,081 where 6,007 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in SMCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southern Maine Community College since 2013.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-147,1573,7553,402
2014-156,236
-921
3,012
-743
3,224
-178
2015-166,045
-191
2,903
-109
3,142
-82
2016-175,932
-113
2,800
-103
3,132
-10
2017-185,972
40
2,717
-83
3,255
123
2018-195,852
-120
2,639
-78
3,213
-42
2019-206,384
532
2,837
198
3,547
334
2020-215,789
-595
2,489
-348
3,300
-247
2021-225,435
-354
2,382
-107
3,053
-247
2022-236,007
572
2,608
226
3,399
346
Average6,0812,8143,267
Southern Maine Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.06%. The percentage was 82.55% 10 years ago and SMCC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.40% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.40% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southern Maine Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-145112231617865,908136
2014-154313234417295,147120
2015-163713338219754,908123
2016-174512940319564,759136
2017-183112741519634,763165
2018-191812242720594,630200
2019-203015747622365,041184
2020-213015545523374,534148
2021-2222140477228114,216172
2022-231914462525734,569198
Average3313643220874,848158
Southern Maine Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,831 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 316.14% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southern Maine Community College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,2364401,0374,759
2015-166,0454439444,658
2016-175,9325191,0904,323
2017-185,9726361,1794,157
2018-195,8527001,1494,003
2019-206,3848161,1794,389
2020-215,7893,8848011,104
2021-225,4352,2741,5661,595
2022-236,0071,8311,6562,520
Average5,9611,2831,1783,501

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