Program Payoff

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine. 49 certificate and associate programs, public. 49 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Maine.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $13,500 $56,351 (71) $86,990
Registered Nurses
Fire Protection Associate's degree $53,775 (22) $48,290
Firefighters
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $14,000 $50,856 (72) $46,340
Emergency Medical Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $49,644 (16) $107,060
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree $44,170 (21) $59,160
Machinists
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $11,377 $42,682 (17) $76,360
Mechanical Drafters
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree $42,235 (17) $63,170
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $9,414 $35,274 (42) $67,050
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree $13,549 $33,993 (33) $60,890
Computer User Support Specialists
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $32,925 (11) $52,040
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Associate's degree $32,029 (12) $64,610
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $12,000 $30,771 (35) $47,580
Medical Assistants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $9,150 $30,409 (74) $98,860
General and Operations Managers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree $29,322 (31) $45,290
Cooks, Restaurant
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $8,975 $26,012 (108) $59,950
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Human Services, General Associate's degree $25,194 (20) $47,710
Social and Human Service Assistants
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree $24,035 (18) $62,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Agricultural Production Operations Associate's degree $22,814 (19) $75,900
Conservation Scientists
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Associate's degree $9,000 $19,683 (32) $115,920
Managers, All Other
Education, General Associate's degree $12,987 not published $77,050
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree $12,800 not published $58,300
Health Education Specialists
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $46,340
Emergency Medical Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,580
Medical Assistants
Biotechnology Associate's degree not published $141,360
Natural Sciences Managers
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $49,430
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate's degree not published $49,430
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $123,120
Software Developers
Construction Trades, Other Associate's degree not published
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $67,050
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $76,360
Mechanical Drafters
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Associate's degree not published $103,090
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $75,380
Electricians
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $145,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $48,290
Firefighters
Graphic Communications Associate's degree not published $47,430
Printing Press Operators
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $57,050
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $63,170
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Hospitality Administration/Management Associate's degree not published $78,830
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Human Services, General Undergraduate certificate not published $47,710
Social and Human Service Assistants
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $62,220
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $62,220
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Materials Engineering Associate's degree not published $145,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate certificate not published $77,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Associate's degree not published $77,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $47,070
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $59,160
Machinists
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $62,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teaching Assistants/Aides Undergraduate certificate not published $58,880
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $52,040
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.