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Santa Monica College is a public community college located in Santa Monica, California. The institution was first established in 1929 as the Santa Monica Junior College. The college campus stretches over an area of 38 acres of urban land.
Santa Monica College offers a number of certificate programs in fields such as accounting, fashion design and office information systems. The Academy of Entertainment Technology within the college offers certificates in interactive media and animation.
Santa Monica College’s sports teams are called the Corsairs. The mascot for SMC is Pico the Corsair. SMC sponsors men's teams in basketball, cross country, swimming, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and football. For women, the college sponsors basketball, cross country, swimming, track and field, volleyball, water polo, softball, soccer, and tennis teams.
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Campus Location1900 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405-1628
USA
Main Tel: (310) 434-4000
Web Site The campus is in a small city. |
HighlightsWhere the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in liberal arts, design, drama and performing arts, photography and commercial art, science, and art studies.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Racially diverse student body.
Other important characteristics: - Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
- Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Associate | 1,476 | 36 | | 1-2 year certificate | 216 | 15 | | 2-4 year degree | | 28 |
StudentsStudent enrollment was 28,958 in 2007-2008 (20,158 full-time equivalent). Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 508 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 4,444 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,224 |
Financial Aid: Santa Monica College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
Housing and MealsOn-campus housing is not available.
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (18 awarded) BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (17 awarded) - Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (157 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
- Selling Skills and Sales Operations
- Small Business Administration/Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (19 awarded) - Computer Programming/Programmer
- Computer Science
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
- Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
- Information Technology
- Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
- Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
CONSTRUCTION TRADES (10 awarded) - Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
DESIGN (104 awarded) - Fashion/Apparel Design
- Graphic Design
- Interior Design
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded) - Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded) - Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (89 awarded) LAW (0 awarded) - Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
LIBERAL ARTS (1,023 awarded) - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Speech and Rhetorical Studies
- Women's Studies
MEDIA (10 awarded) - Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Journalism
- Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
- Radio and Television
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded) - Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded) - Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
MUSIC (5 awarded) NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (63 awarded) - Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (3 awarded) - Health and Physical Education
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (14 awarded) - Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
- Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
- Office Management and Supervision
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (31 awarded) - Commercial Photography
- Film/Cinema Studies
SCIENCE (115 awarded) - Biological and Physical Sciences
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