Computer Programming at Santa Monica College

If you are interested in studying computer programming, 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 Computer Programming section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

SMC Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Computer Programming Associate’s Program

37% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 28% 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 programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

Computer Programming majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Monica College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	43

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in programming 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
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470
Web Developers	20,170	$86,160
Computer Network Support Specialists	17,080	$75,640

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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