Santa Monica College Academic Overview

Academic Overview

Santa Monica College is a public, four-years institute located in Santa Monica, California. It is an Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Bachelor's degree.

The 2023 tuition & fees is $1,149 for California residents and $9,094 for out-of-state students. The school offers only undergraduate programs and a total of 23,408 students are enrolled.

The salary after graduation from Santa Monica College varies by major programs where the average earning after 10 years is $40,200. You can check the average salary by the major programs on the area of study page.

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2023 Tuition & Fees

For undergraduate school, in the academic year 2022-2023, SMC's tuition & fees is $1,149 for California residents and $9,094 for non-residents.

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Data source for 2023 Tuition: NCES

2023 Tuition & Fees
	California Residents	Out-of-State
Undergraduate	$1,149	$9,094

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Key Academic Statistics

The following chart illustrates the 2023 key academic statistics at SMC.

The average received amount of financial aid is $3,113 and 53% of undergraduate students received grants or scholarship aid. A total of 23,408 students is attending , and the student to faculty ratio is 27 to 1.

Graduation Rate for Santa Monica College is 32 %

Graduation Rate

32%

Transfer-out Rate for Santa Monica College is 17 %

Transfer-out Rate

17%

Student Population for Santa Monica College is 23,408

Student Population

23,408

Student to Faculty Ratio for Santa Monica College is 27 to 1

Student to Faculty Ratio

27 to 1

The average received amount of financial aid is $3,113 at Santa Monica College.

Financial Aid Amount

$3,113

Directory Information

Directory Information
Address	1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405-1628
Phone	310-434-4000
WEB	www.smc.edu/
Admission	www.smc.edu/EnrollmentDevelopment/Admissions/Pages/default.aspx
Online Application	www.smc.edu/EnrollmentDevelopment/Admissions/Pages/Apply-Online.aspx
Financial Aid	www.smc.edu/EnrollmentDevelopment/FinAid/Pages/default.aspx
Net Price Calculator	https://misweb.cccco.edu/npc/781/npcalc.htm
Veterans Tuition	www.smc.edu/StudentServices/VeteransResourceCenter/Pages/default.aspx
Disability Service	www.smc.edu/StudentServices/DisabilityResources/Pages/default.aspx

Offered Degrees

SMC offers 137 major programs through online and on-site education where 25 programs are available through distance learning. The following table lists the number of programs by offered degree with online class availabilities.

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Offered Major Programs
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class
Associate's	65	11
Bachelor's	1	0
Less Than 1 Year Certificate	33	6
1-2 Years Certificate	38	8

Special Learning Opportunities

Santa Monica College offers online education (distance learning opportunities) for undergraduate programs. The school provides study abroad - opportunity which a student completes part of the college program studying in another country programs to its students. It also offers weekend/evening classes which is a program that allows students to take a complete course of study and attend classes only on weekends or only in evenings.

Special Learning Opportunities
Online Class	Undergraduate
ROTC	No
Weekend/Evening College	✔
Teacher Certification	✗
Study Abroad	✔
Campus Housing	✗
Board/Meal Plan	✔

Veterans Benefits

Santa Monica College has programs, benefits and/or services to veterans, military service members, or their families.

Veterans Benefits
Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)	✗
Credit for military training	✔
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military service members, and their families	✔
Recognized student veteran organization	✔
Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges	✔

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