Advertising at Santa Monica College

If you are interested in studying advertising, you may want to check out the program at Santa Monica College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Advertising Degrees Available

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

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SMC does offer online courses in advertising for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

SMC Advertising Rankings

Advertising Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Advertising Associate’s Program

67% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of advertising associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in advertising only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in advertising graduates 18% 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 advertising.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Advertising Grads May Go Into

A degree in advertising 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
Advertising and Promotions Managers	2,850	$137,630

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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