Speech Communication at Santa Monica College

What traits are you looking for in a speech communication school? To help you decide if Santa Monica College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's speech communication 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 Speech Communication section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Speech Communication Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Speech Communication

Online Classes Are Available at SMC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Associate’s Degree

SMC Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Speech Communication Associate’s Program

67% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of speech communication associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in speech communication graduates 24% 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 speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	40
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Careers That Speech Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in speech communication 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
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Radio and Television Announcers	2,780	$78,840
Public Address System Announcers	1,340	$42,130

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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