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Health Sciences & Services at Southern Maine Community College

If you plan to study health sciences and 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

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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

81% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health science at SMCC are white. Around 76% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 32
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

The following health science concentations are available at Southern Maine Community College. 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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