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Computer Science at Santa Monica College

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Santa Monica College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Science section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Computer Science Degrees Available

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

SMC Computer Science Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

CompSci Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Computer Science Associate’s Program

21% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of compsci associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in compsci graduates 5% 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 compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 12
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 Workers 74,690 $103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers 63,640 $180,250
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470

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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