Marine Biology at Southern Maine Community College

If you plan to study marine biology, 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 approximately 5,789 students attend the school each year.

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

SMCC Marine Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

SMCC Marine Biology Rankings

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at SMCC

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

SMCC Marine Biology Associate’s Program

45% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of biological oceanography associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological oceanography only graduates about 29% men each year. The program at SMCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological oceanography at SMCC are white. Around 82% 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 biological oceanography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological oceanography 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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