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ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½Athletics is excited to announce the completion of significant renovations to the baseball and softball fields located on the South Portland Campus. Thanks to the generous support of sponsors and donors, the College has made substantial improvements that will enhance student-athletes experience and beyond. The project involved a complete overhaul of the 30-year-old baseball… More »

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The Harold Alfond Foundation (HAF) is investing $75.5 million into short-term, workforce training programs at Maine’s community colleges over the next five years in what is the largest grant ever for the Maine Community College System. “This is truly a transformational investment that will directly benefit Mainers and Maine businesses across… More »

AUGUSTA, ME (MCCS) – Community college graduates in Maine can now transfer directly to degree programs at six of Maine’s independent four-year colleges under the new Maine Transfer Guarantee announced Wednesday. “The Maine Transfer Guarantee takes the guesswork out of higher ed planning for many Maine students and families,â€� said David Daigler, president of the… More »

Hosted by the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½Diversity Programming Committee and the Rainbow League and sponsored by the Student Senate, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½celebrates Pride Month. Pride Month is celebrated every June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, a pivotal event in the LGBTQIA+ rights movement. This month recognizes the impact LGBTQIA+ individuals have had on… More »

The Maine Army National Guard’s Civil Support Team (CST), supported by the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), will conduct a full-scale training exercise, Katahdin Shield 2024, fromÌýJune 3 to 6, 2024. This exercise involves over 30 agencies and aims to assess and enhance response efforts to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive hazards. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½will… More »

On Sunday, hundreds of students graduated from ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, accompanied by family, friends, faculty, and staff. A total of 1,089 students earned 1,171 degrees and certificates, many of which were awarded at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Sunday.ÌýThe Class of 2024 was one of SMCC’s largest graduating classes in the institution’s 77-year… More »

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ (SMCC) is delighted to present the 14th annual Maine Mayhem Film Festival. Fourteen years ago, Communications & New Media Studies (CNMS) Professor Corey Norman and student Jimmy Crocco created a festival to showcase the outstanding work of CNMS students at SMCC. Students get the unique, real-world experience of handling the creation… More »

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½held a ceremony on Thursday, May 2, to honor employees who had reached service milestones with the College. During the ceremony, President Kristen Miller recognized the employees who had reached milestones or retired in 2024. Nearly 100 employees were acknowledged for their service, eight having completed 25 years or more. Additionally, 10 faculty and… More »

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ (SMCC) and theÌýALL IN Campus Democracy ChallengeÌý(ALL IN) have announced that Nina Intharakunha has been recognized as a part of the 2024ÌýALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll. This award is given to college students who have done outstanding work to promote nonpartisan democratic engagement at their respective campuses. Along with 137… More »

Twelve ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½students presented their high-quality research on various scientific subjects at the 2024 Thinking Matters symposium, an event hosted by the University of Southern Maine on April 19. This symposium allows students to share their work with each other, their colleagues, and the general public. Daniel Moore, SMCC’s Biological Sciences Department chair, said the… More »