Santa Monica College

Location and Contact Information

1900 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405-1628
USA
Main Tel: (310) 434-4000
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

Many students concentrating in liberal arts, design, drama and performing arts, and science.
Affordable tuition & fees.
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

The school is public.
Academic calender: Semester.
Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
The school offers a faculty tenure system.
There are one or more libraries on-campus.
Students may study abroad.
Distance learning is available.
Weekend study is an option.
Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 652
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 5,212
Books and supplies	$ 1,224

Financial Aid

Santa Monica College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 51% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants	% of Students	Average Amount
Any Grant	51%	$3,356
Institutional Grant
Federal Grant	35%	$3,890
Pell Grant	35%	$3,550
Other Federal Grant	26%	$460
State or Local Grant	50%	$662

Loans	% of Students	Average Amount
Student Loan	2%	$3,375
Federal Loan	2%	$2,988
Other Loan		$4,777

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Santa Monica College:

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	School	Location	Enrollment
1	College of the Canyons	Santa Clarita, CA	21,010
2	Pasadena City College	Pasadena, CA	26,713
3	Moorpark College	Moorpark, CA	16,090
4	Golden West College	Huntington Beach, CA	13,961
5	Ventura College	Ventura, CA	14,207
6	Santiago Canyon College	Orange, CA	14,034
7	Diablo Valley College	Pleasant Hill, CA	21,205
8	Irvine Valley College	Irvine, CA	8,830
9	San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton, CA	20,190
10	Mount Jacinto College	San Jacinto, CA	15,924

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	1,329	35
1-2 year certificate	158	20
< 1 year certificate		21

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		277
Without tenure; working toward tenure		32
Without tenure; tenure not available		6

Students

Student enrollment was 31,404 in 2009-2010 (22,075 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 67% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (20 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (7 awarded)

Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (167 awarded)

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
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 (6 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 (6 awarded)

Apparel and Textile Marketing Management

DESIGN (94 awarded)

Fashion/Apparel Design
Graphic Design
Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (21 awarded)

Dance
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (67 awarded)

Child Care Provider/Assistant

LAW (0 awarded)

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (838 awarded)

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Speech and Rhetorical Studies
Women's Studies

MEDIA (21 awarded)

Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
Journalism
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
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 (12 awarded)

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (5 awarded)

Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (66 awarded)

Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (1 awarded)

Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (17 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (20 awarded)

Film/Cinema Studies

SCIENCE (119 awarded)

Biological and Physical Sciences