How Student Population Changes at SMCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 6,217 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 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	7,574	3,967	3,607
2013-14	7,157 -417	3,755 -212	3,402 -205
2014-15	6,236 -921	3,012 -743	3,224 -178
2015-16	6,045 -191	2,903 -109	3,142 -82
2016-17	5,932 -113	2,800 -103	3,132 -10
2017-18	5,972 40	2,717 -83	3,255 123
2018-19	5,852 -120	2,639 -78	3,213 -42
2019-20	6,384 532	2,837 198	3,547 334
2020-21	5,789 -595	2,489 -348	3,300 -247
2021-22	5,435 -354	2,382 -107	3,053 -247
2022-23	6,007 572	2,608 226	3,399 346
Average	6,217	2,919	3,298

Southern Maine Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.06%. The percentage was 81.45% 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 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	50	118	302	167	8	6,169	141
2013-14	51	122	316	178	6	5,908	136
2014-15	43	132	344	172	9	5,147	120
2015-16	37	133	382	197	5	4,908	123
2016-17	45	129	403	195	6	4,759	136
2017-18	31	127	415	196	3	4,763	165
2018-19	18	122	427	205	9	4,630	200
2019-20	30	157	476	223	6	5,041	184
2020-21	30	155	455	233	7	4,534	148
2021-22	22	140	477	228	11	4,216	172
2022-23	19	144	625	257	3	4,569	198
Average	34	134	420	205	7	4,968	157

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.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,236	440	1,037	4,759
2015-16	6,045	443	944	4,658
2016-17	5,932	519	1,090	4,323
2017-18	5,972	636	1,179	4,157
2018-19	5,852	700	1,149	4,003
2019-20	6,384	816	1,179	4,389
2020-21	5,789	3,884	801	1,104
2021-22	5,435	2,274	1,566	1,595
2022-23	6,007	1,831	1,656	2,520
Average	5,961	1,283	1,178	3,501

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Enrollment Trends at SMCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes