Liberal Arts General Studies at Santa Monica College

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if Santa Monica College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts 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 Liberal Arts General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Liberal Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Liberal Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

SMC Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

58% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 10% 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	267
Black or African American	180
Hispanic or Latino	1,168
White	831
International Students	204
Other Races/Ethnicities	310

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

The following liberal arts concentations are available at Santa Monica College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Monica College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts	977
Humanities	515

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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

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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