Santa Monica College Overview

Santa Monica College is a public institution situated in Santa Monica, California. Santa Monica is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Santa Monica College Known For?

8,808 Undergraduate Awards

The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at SMC.
During a recent academic cycle, 30% of the faculty were full-time.
A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SMC makes roughly $42,193 a year. This is 3% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Santa Monica College?

Contact details for SMC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405-1628
Phone:	310-434-4000
Website:	www.smc.edu

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How Do I Get Into SMC?

You can apply to SMC online at: https://www.smc.edu/EnrollmentDevelopment/Admissions/Pages/Apply-Online.aspx

Since Santa Monica College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Santa Monica College?

1% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SMC, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $4,807 a year. That adds up to $19,228 over four years for those students.

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Santa Monica College Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,005 Full-Time Undergraduates

56% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 25,948 undergraduate students at SMC, with 10,005 being full-time and 15,943 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,005 full-time undergraduates at SMC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Santa Monica College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	828
Black or African American	668
Hispanic or Latino	3,966
White	2,244
International Students	1,036
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,263

Over 114 countries are represented at SMC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Sweden.

Santa Monica College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	2	2,960	2,691	0	5,653
Biological & Physical Science	0	383	0	0	383
Business Administration & Management	20	311	0	0	331
Human Development & Family Studies	115	77	42	0	234
Cosmetology	199	15	0	0	214
General Psychology	0	191	0	0	191
Accounting	136	51	0	0	187
Political Science & Government	23	140	0	0	163
Communication & Media Studies	0	135	0	0	135
Design & Applied Arts	36	52	33	0	121
Fine & Studio Arts	0	88	0	0	88
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	67	19	0	86
General Sales & Marketing	68	2	0	0	70
Sociology	0	67	0	0	67
Computer Science	18	46	0	0	64
Nursing	0	63	0	0	63
Economics	0	58	0	0	58
Computer Programming	19	38	0	0	57
Graphic Communications	33	13	0	0	46
Health & Medical Administrative Services	11	21	14	0	46
Criminal Justice & Corrections	4	40	0	0	44
History	0	42	0	0	42
Special Education	0	33	5	0	38
Drama & Theater Arts	6	28	0	0	34
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	29	0	0	29
Anthropology	0	27	0	0	27
Other Visual Art	0	0	0	27	27
Textile & Apparel Studies	0	17	9	0	26
Public Relations & Advertising	13	12	0	0	25
Mathematics	0	25	0	0	25
Audiovisual Communications	0	11	10	0	21
Health & Physical Education	4	17	0	0	21
Entrepreneurial Studies	17	0	0	0	17
Journalism	0	17	0	0	17
Data Entry	3	9	3	0	15
Allied Health Professions	0	15	0	0	15
Music	0	15	0	0	15
General Engineering	10	2	1	0	13
Ethnic Studies	0	11	0	0	11
Computer Software & Applications	9	1	0	0	10
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	9	0	0	0	9
Environmental Control Technology	3	5	0	0	8
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	8	0	0	8
Natural Resources Conservation	4	4	0	0	8
Business Support & Assistant Services	4	3	0	0	7
Geography & Cartography	1	6	0	0	7
Romance Languages	0	6	0	0	6
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	3	2	0	0	5
International Relations & National Security	2	3	0	0	5
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	2	2	0	4
Information Technology	3	0	0	0	3
Computer Information Systems	2	0	0	0	2
Legal Support Services	1	1	0	0	2
Dance	0	2	0	0	2
Insurance	0	1	0	0	1
International Business	1	0	0	0	1
Computer Systems Networking	1	0	0	0	1
Taxation	0	0	0	0	0
Energy Systems Technologies	0	0	0	0	0
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	0	0	0
Data Science	0	0	0	0	0
Archeology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	780	5,172	2,829	27	8,808

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.

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