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Biotechnology at Southern Maine Community College

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Biotechnology at Southern Maine Community College

If you plan to study biotechnology, take a look at what Southern Maine Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 5,789.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.

SMCC Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biotech

SMCC Biotechnology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Biotech Student Demographics at SMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Southern Maine Community College.

SMCC Biotechnology Associate’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biotech associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biotech only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at SMCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biotech at SMCC are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Maine Community College with a associate's in biotech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for Southern Maine Community College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840
Biological Science Professors 240 $74,460

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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