Film & Video Production at Santa Monica College

If you plan to study film & video production, take a look at what Santa Monica College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Film & Video Production section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Film & Video Production Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Cinematography (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Cinematography

SMC Film & Video Production Rankings

Cinematography Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Film & Video Production Associate’s Program

53% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of cinematography associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in cinematography only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in cinematography graduates 12% 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 cinematography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	6
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Film/Cinema/Media Studies

Careers That Cinematography Grads May Go Into

A degree in cinematography 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
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators	4,530	$77,540

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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