Campus Tour & Visitor's Guide - Southern Maine Community College

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Southern Maine Community CollegeAt a GlanceGeneral Campus InformationBuildings & MapStudent BodyApproximately 7,000 full-andpart-time students94.7% from MaineStudent faculty ratio–19:1LOCATIONOur oceanside South Portland campushosts 48 buildings on 80 acres 5 minutesfrom Portland. SMCC also offersclasses at off-site locations and online.RESIDENCE HALLS2 coed residence hallsTUITION*Maine residents $2,520Out-of-state-residents $5,040Room and board $8,212Maine residents $84/creditOut-of-state residents $168/creditResidents of New England may enroll at SMCCat a reduced tuition rate if their state’s publicinstitutions do not offer the program they wishto pursue. The New England Regional StudentsProgram sets tuition at 150% of the in-staterate. Some restrictions apply.FINANCIAL AIDIn 2009-2010, nearly $23 millionwas awarded.ACCREDITATIONSouthern Maine Community College isaccredited by the New England Associationof Schools and Colleges.JOB PLACEMENTThe Maine Department of Labor (MDOL)reports that of the 2008-2009 SMCCgraduates tracked, 93% found employmentand 44% continued their education.Their mean wages increased 60%within the first year after graduation.ADMISSIONSThe College accepts applicationsthroughout the year. Campus tours andinformation sessions are available duringthe academic year.*plus feesCareer & Transfer ServicesSMCC students can get help with choosing theircareer and academic major, resume writing,interviewing skills, and transferring to a four-yearcollege. If you are interested in any of theseservices, schedule an appointment with:Contact: Sharon Bannon 741-5967sbannon@smccme.eduCenter for StudentInvolvement & Leadership (CeSIL)The College’s one stop center for students whowant to get more involved in campus life, servetheir community and develop their leadershipskills. The Center is home of the SMCC StudentSenate, the Alpha Chi Nu Chapter of Phi ThetaKappa Honor Society, the Beacon StudentNewspaper and serves as a resource hub forother student organizations. Students are encouragedto drop by the office to learn more aboutthe opportunities available at the College and tonetwork with other students active in campus life.Contact: Shane Long 741-5544slong@smccme.eduDisability ServicesStudents who have a disability and wish to requestaccommodations must speak with an ADAServices Coordinator. There is no deadline forinquiring about these services.Contact: Sandra Lynham 741- 5923slynham@smccme.eduEnrollment ServicesThe first stop for students interested in SMCC.New and prospective students can receive informationon more than forty programs and learnabout the application process.Contact: 741-5800MEnrollmentservices@smccme.eduFinancial Aid70% of SMCC Students receive financial aid.Students are encouraged to apply for financialaid as early in the process as possible, usingFAFSA-online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.Contact: 741-5518Academic Achievement CenterProvides drop-in tutoring for all math classesand scheduled appointments for writing tutoring.Also offers study skills sessions in timemanagement, test taking, note taking, andreading. Peer tutoring is available in all subjectareas. Eleven computers and three group studyrooms are available for student use.Library & Information ServicesYour SMCC ID is your library card. Studentshave direct borrowing privileges with Universityof Southern Maine, University of New England,St Joseph’s College of Maine, Maine Collegeof Art, and the South Portland Public Library.Student can also request books and othermaterials online from over 100 libraries statewide.Through the library’s website studentshave access to a large collection of encyclopediasand newspaper, journal and magazinearticles. We also schedule library workshops tolearn how to use these resources.Veteran Student GI BillEducation BenefitsVeterans and Dependents of Veterans, as wellas National Guard and Reserves, should applyfor educational benefits on the Veteran’sAffairs website: www.gibill.va.gov as early inthe process as possible. Students must saveand print their GI Bill Benefits Applicationand bring it to the Enrollment Services Office.Once a student has received his/her letter/certificate of eligibility, he/she must bring thatletter to the Enrollment Services Office as soonas possible.Contact: Amy Lainoff 741-5926alainoff@smccme.eduAbove offices are located in the Campus CenterAthleticsSMCC offers soccer, baseball, softball, basketballand golf, as well as many other activities.Contact: Matt Richards (741-5927) ormrichards@smccme.eduOffice in the HUB GymnasiumNote: The numbers next to the building name refer to thecampus map on the following page.Campus Center (86)• Enrollment Services-Admissions-Assessment-Registration-Student Records-Veteran’s Benefits• Campus Bookstore• Library• Academic Achievement Center-Free Tutoring-Small Computer Lab, Scanners, and Copiers-Videos and Study Guides• Student Billing Office• Financial Aid• Café• Finance Office• Student Services-CeSIL-Career and Transfer Counseling-Housing and Residence Life-Disability Services and AccommodationsCates Building (88)• Main Headquarters when campus was Fort Preble.• President, Vice President, Dean of Communications, andDean of Students offices.Fort Building (92)•Administrative offices: Payroll and Human Resources.•Served as a Fire Station when campus was Fort Preble.•Security office is located here.-Student ID-Parking Permits-Emergency Services-SafetyHowe Hall (91)• Home to Criminal Justice and Fire Science Technology Programs.• Was used as a Hospital when the campus was Fort Preble.Preble Hall (93)• Home to the Math, Social Science, and English departments.• Served as a company barracks when campus was FortPreble, affording sleeping quarters for up to 114.Dining Hall (95)• Open from 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday and for brunchand dinner on the weekends. Students, staff, and visitors areall welcome.Hildreth Media Center/ Hildreth ScienceHall (99)• Home to the second largest lecture hall on campus, whichseats up to 100.• The Science Hall is home to lab space for physical sciencecourses, including chemistry, physics, anatomy, and biology.• The Media Center is home to the Communicationsand New Media program, which includes specializations inWebsite Production, Audio and Video Production, Animationand Gaming, and Digital Imaging.1946Opened as the MaineVocational Technical Institute(MVTI) in Augusta.19501952Became Southern Maine VocationalInstitute (SMVI) and moved to currentlocation in South PortlandFirst Associate of Science degreestudents are accepted.19681970 SMVI becomes Southern Maine Vocational 1985 1989 1998First Associate of Sciencedegree students graduate.Technical Institute (SMVTI) after the Mainelegislature approves an act to group Maine’ssix Technical Institutes together into an officialVocational Technical System with a centralBoard of Directors.Becomes Southern Maine TechnicalCollege (SMTC) when the Mainelegislature passes an act to transformthe vocational system into aTechnical College System.1960 1970 198019902000SMTC begins offering Associate of Artsdegrees in Liberal Studies in December.SMTC becomes Southern MaineCommunity College (SMCC).2003SMCC sees recordgrowth. Approximately,7,000 students enrolled2010
Captain’s House (126)• Home to Early College for MECulinary Arts (80)• Home to the Culinary Arts program, with 2 baking labs, 2entrée and prep labs, and one dining room that seats up to 100.• 2nd year Culinary students run a reservations-only full tableservice restaurant Wednesday through Friday through thesemester. As a working lab, the restaurant allows students tolearn food prep, serving, and hostingComputer and Electronics Center (115)• Home to the Computer Technology and the Electrical EngineeringTechnology programs.Heating and Air Conditioning (124)• Home to Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning, andRefrigeration programs.McKernan Center (122)• Hospitality and conference center with accommodations forup to 100 people for functions, training workshops andseminars, and private functions.• 2nd floor features eight guest rooms.• Students in the Hospitality and Restaurant Managementprogram help run and staff the facility.Automotive Technology (123)• Home to our Automotive Technology and Heavy EquipmentOperations programs.Emergency Training Center (124)• Home to the Paramedicine program.• Houses two ambulatory medical vehicles to be used intraining and emergencies.Construction Technology (65)• Home to the Construction Technology program.Horticulture (31)• Home to the Horticulture program – complete withgreenhouse.Marine Science Center (47)• Home to the Biotechnology and Applied Marine Biology andOceanography programs.• Houses several sealife labs.Jewett Hall (77)• Home to the Integrated Manufacturing Technology program,welding labs, and art labs.• Houses the largest auditorium on campus, which holds110 people.Hague Hall (3)• Houses the Business Administration department, English asa Second Language (ESL) Offices, and a handful of businessspaces.Wayne Ross Technology Center (3)• Home to the Architectural and Engineering Design program,as well as several computer and CAD-equipped classrooms.• Information Technology and the Help Desk are located here.• Houses the campus’ largest drop-in computer lab with 40computers and extended hours.Health Sciences Center (79)• Home to the majority of Health Science programs, includingMedical Assisting, Nursing, Radiography, Radiation Therapy,Cardiovascular Technology, and Respiratory Therapy.President’s House (72)• Formerly the Commanding Officer’s Quarters when campuswas Fort Preble.Tripp Building (62)• Houses offices for Social Sciences, Education, andBehavioral Health and Human Services programs.Surfsite Residence Hall (10)• Houses Approximately 120 residents.• Large game room and common lounge with television.New Residence Hall (83)• Houses 320 residents.•Large lounge with big screen television and pool table.Hutchinson Union Building (HUB)Athletic Center (119)• Home to the SMCC Seawolves Athletics• Cardio Equipment Room, including bikes, treadmills,ellipticals, and stair climbers.• Weight room.Campus Points of InterestFort Preble• Constructed in 1808 to serve as a military establishment.• Named after former Commodore Edward Preble, an officer from Portland.• Was home to a barracks, small hospital, fire station, and officer’s quarters.• During the Civil War, Confederate sailors were imprisoned here after anunsuccessful raid of the harbor.Spring Point Lighthouse• 54 feet tall.• Still active with a white light flashing every 6 seconds.• One of only three “Spark Plug” lighthouses left in Maine. Sparkplug lighthouses are given their nickname because of their shape.• Cost $45,000 to construct in 1896. Light activated in May of 1897.• Stone breakwater was constructed in 1951.• Listed in the “National Register of Historic Places”.• Consists of four floors:1st Floor, “Gallery”, 2nd Floor, Keeper’s Office andLiving Quarters, 3rd Floor, Assistant Keepers Space, 4th Floor, Watch RoomProgram-Major-Dept.Applied Marine Biology & OceanographyArchitectural & Engineering DesignAutomotive TechnologyBehavioral Health & Human ServicesBiotechnologyBusiness AdministrationCardiovascular TechnologyCommunications & New MediaComputer TechnologyConstruction TechnologyCriminal JusticeCulinary ArtsDietetic TechnologyEarly Childhood EducationElectrical Engineering TechnologiesFire Science TechnologyHeating, Air Condition & RefrigerationHeavy Equipment OperationHorticultureIntegrated Manufacturing TechnologyLiberal StudiesArtBiological Sciences/ScienceEducationEnglishHistoryMathematicsPolitical SciencePsychologySocial WorkLodging & Restaurant ManagementMedical AssistingNursingParamedicinePlumbingRadiation TherapyRadiographyRespiration TherapySports ManagementSurgical TechnologyWelding Technology/Precision WeldingBuilding name & Number on mapMarine Science Center #47Technology Center #3 (2nd floor)Automotive Technology Center #123Tripp Building #62Marine Science Center #47Hauge Hall (connected to Tech Center) #3Health Science Center #79Hildreth Media Center #99Computer & Electronics #115Construction Technology Center #65Howe Hall #91Culinary Arts Building #80Culinary Arts Rotunda #82Childrens Center #36Computer Electronics Center #115Howe Hall #91Heating & Air Conditioning Center #124Automotive Technology Center #123Horticulture Center #31Jewett Hall #77Art Studio #49Marine Science Center #37Tripp Building #62Preble Hall #93Preble Hall #93Preble Hall #93Preble Hall #93Preble Hall #93Tripp Building #62McKernan Center #122Health Science Center #79Health Science Center #79Emergency Training Center #124Heating & Air Conditioning Center #124Health Science Center #79Health Science Center #79Health Science Center #79Hauge Hall (connected to Tech Center) #3Art CenterJewett Hall #77Willard Beach• Received its name in 1884, after former resident and pioneer ofMaine’s Swordfish Industry, Ben Willard, rose to local fame.• In the 1890s was a beautiful “out of town” escape for residentsof Portland.• In 1895 an Electric Street Car was installed to bring tourists fromPortland, and a two story casino complete with dance floor, boathouse, and organ was built in 1896.• The Casino burnt to the ground in 1898, after only two yearsof business.Old Settler’s Cemetery• South Portland’s oldest historical landmark, dating back to 1658.• The oldest legible tombstone dates back to 1792.• The cemetery was neglected for many years in the 1800s and early1900s until the city of South Portland learned a Civil War veteranis buried here.Fort Gorges• Constructed in 1865 to protect Fort Preble for “northeasternapproaches” by enemy ships.• Named in honor of Fernando Gorges, the colonial entrepreneurwho founded the province of Maine in 1622.• Built of granite and brick with iron beams supporting the floors of theofficers’ apartments, which were finished with wood lath and plaster,wooden floors, doors, and double hung windows.• The main structure consists of three levels, which include artillerylaunching areas, apartments, a bakery, and restrooms.• There is no ferry service to Fort Gorges, but it can be reached insmall boats. Visitors enter the fort at their own risk and are urgedto use caution.Dept. chair/contactMargie FaheyMeredith ComeauRichard ThomasTom RichardsonMargie FaheySteve StrandNorma WillisKate SiboleHoward BurpeeHoward BurnhamGreg HanscomAnthony PoulinLorna West-RhineboltJeanne NajemyMark LundySteve WillisCraig CarneyRichard ThomasCheryl RichJohn BolducJeff BadgerMargie FaheyTom RichardsonKevin SweeneyKarlee HoeckerEmily WoodsKarlee HoeckerKarlee HoeckerTom RichardsonAnthony PoulinNina HuntingtonNancy SmithScott CookCraig CarneyDennis LeaverSally DoeWalter ChopSteve StrandDiane FecteauJohn Bolduc- contact Mark LegelPhone #741-5883741-5779741-5851741-5655741-5883741-5847741-5591741-5768741-5527741-5616741-5713741-5567741-5648741-5687741-5885741-5808741-5619741-5851741-5780741-5602741-5954741-5833741-5655741-5558741-5664741-5876741-5664741-5664741-5565741-5567741-5775741-5588741-5649741-5619741-5593741-5596741-5592741-5847396-7150741-5831E-MAILmfahey@smccME.edumcomeau@smccME.edurathomas@smccME.edutrichardson@smccME.edumfahey@smccME.edusstrand@smccME.edunwillis@smccME.eduksibole@smccME.eduhburpee@smccME.eduhburham@smccME.edughanscom@smccME.eduapoulin@smccME.edulwest@smccME.edujnajemy@smccME.edumlundy@smccME.eduswillis@smccME.educcarney@smccME.edurathomas@smccME.educrich@smccME.edujbolduc@smccME.edujbadger@smccME.edumfahey@smccME.edutrichardson@smccME.eduksweeney@smccME.edukhoecker@smccME.eduewoods@smccME.edukhoecker@smccME.edukhoecker@smccME.edutrichardson@smccME.eduapoulin@smccME.edunhuntington@smccME.edunsmith@smccME.eduscook@smccME.educcarney@smccME.edudleaver@smccME.edusdoe@smccME.eduwchop@smccME.edusstrand@smccME.edufected@mmc.orgmlegel@smccME.edu
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