Southern Maine Community College Online
AA in Liberal Studies
Online, USA
Associate of Arts
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: SMCC’s AA in Liberal Studies offers online and hybrid courses in history, education, psychology, social work and other areas. The program mixes general education and liberal arts courses to prepare you to transfer to four-year colleges while you confirm academic interests and complete core and elective requirements. It supports students balancing work and family.
Career Outcomes: Graduates often transfer to bachelor’s degrees in education, psychology, social work, history or business. They may enter entry-level roles such as administrative assistant, teacher aide, community support worker, customer service representative or nonprofit coordinator, and build skills for teaching, counseling and social services.
It’s a big world out there, and your opportunities are unlimited. That’s good – and challenging. You know you need a college education to get ahead, but you’re not exactly sure which path you want to take. That’s where Southern Maine Community College (SMCC)’s Liberal Studies program comes in. Through it, we give you exposure to numerous disciplines. This allows you to try out different fields, from history to education, psychology to social work, and many other areas.
Not only does the program give you a better sense of where you want your journey to go, but it is also designed to ease the transfer to four-year colleges and universities. So you have your core general education and elective courses nailed down before you transfer. SMCC’s Liberal Studies online Associate in Arts degree requires a mix of general education and liberal arts courses designed to prepare students to transfer to a four-year institution.
