Liberal Arts at Santa Monica College

If you are interested in studying liberal arts, 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 Liberal Arts section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Liberal Arts Degrees Available

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

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 liberal studies for the following degree levels:

SMC Liberal Arts Rankings

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

58% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal studies only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% 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 studies graduates 8% 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	152
Black or African American	92
Hispanic or Latino	628
White	458
International Students	116
Other Races/Ethnicities	160

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Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal studies 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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