Health Sciences & Services at Southern Maine Community College

If you plan to study health sciences & services, 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 Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

SMCC Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Health Science

SMCC Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at SMCC

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

SMCC Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

75% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health science only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at SMCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health science at SMCC are white. Around 60% 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 health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Maine Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	42

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	140	$37,470

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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