General Computer Programming at Santa Monica College

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

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and approximately 25,948 students attend the school each year.

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

SMC General Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

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 computer programming for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

SMC General Computer Programming Rankings

Computer Programming Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC General Computer Programming Associate’s Program

37% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of computer programming associate's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer 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 computer programming graduates 26% 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 computer 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

Careers That Computer Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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