Professional Sales at Santa Monica College

What traits are you looking for in a sales school? To help you decide if Santa Monica College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sales program.

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Professional Sales section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Professional Sales Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Sales (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Sales

Online Classes Are Available at SMC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMC offers distance education options for sales at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

SMC Professional Sales Rankings

Sales Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sales majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC Professional Sales Associate’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of sales associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in sales only graduates about 45% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 55% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in sales graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Monica College with a associate's in sales.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Sales Grads May Go Into

A degree in sales can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Santa Monica College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Sales Representatives	135,330	$67,280
Retail Sales Supervisors	118,190	$45,310
Wholesale Scientific Products Sales Representatives	40,770	$94,600
Sales Supervisors	25,590	$72,740
Parts Salespersons	24,830	$36,650

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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