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Santa Monica College, California

Overview of Santa Monica College

The main campus of Santa Monica College is in Santa Monica, California (a small city). The school is a public school. Santa Monica College offers degrees up to the Associate's degree.

Areas of Study

The school tends to concentrate its instruction in a few key disciplines. Santa Monica College students most commonly major in a field related to design and liberal arts.

Santa Monica College Selectivity

The school admits all qualified candidates under its open-admission policy. Students attending Santa Monica College come from a variety of places, in and out of state.

Faculty

The school offers tenure to reward and retain some professors. Salaries for full-time faculty at Santa Monica College are higher than most, allowing the school to afford quality teaching.

Student Body

In 2005, the school had 28,908 enrolled students. Santa Monica College has a larger minority student population than most schools.

Santa Monica College Tuition and Affordability

The school offers comparatively low-priced tuition.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Santa Monica College

Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405-1628
General Phone: (310) 434-4000
Admissions Phone: (310) 434-4380
Financial Aid Phone: (310) 434-4343
http://www.smc.edu

Santa Monica College Programs and Degrees (2005)

Santa Monica College awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Liberal Arts963liberal arts and sciences, speech and rhetoric, women's studies
Business And Management165business management, accounting, sales and marketing, small business management, international business, sales
Design118graphic design, interior design, fashion design
Family And Social Work98child development
Science81biological and physical sciences
Nursing And Emergency Medicine61registered nursing
Photography And Commercial Art37commercial photography, film studies
Office And Administration23data entry, office management, administrative assistant
Computer Science And Engineering22computer programming, computer science
Art Studies15art studies
Media13radio and television, journalism, animation and special effects, digital communications
Construction Trades11apparel and textile marketing
Drama And Performing Arts9drama, dance
Beauty And Cosmetology8cosmetology
Music5music
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy2health and physical education
Law0legal secretary
Education And Teaching0early childhood special ed
Medical Assistant And Technician0respiratory care tech

Number of programs and degrees for Santa Monica College in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Associate's degree1,40934
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years22219
Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years01
Award of less than 1 academic year014

Student Body

In 2005, Santa Monica College had a total enrollment of 28,908 students (16,115 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White33%
Black9%
Hispanic22%
Asian15%
American Indian0%
Other Races11%
(Foreign Students)8%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 186%
18-1924%
20-2118%
22-2416%
25-2914%
30-348%
35-395%
40-495%
50-643%
65+1%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
California70%
State unknown30%

Santa Monica College Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time71 %
Part-Time52 %

Santa Monica College Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Santa Monica, California for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other California Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Santa Monica College Faculty

Santa Monica College has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured123159
Non-tenured, but on tenure track2016
Non-tenured and not on tenure track15

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Instructoracademic year143$80,173175$83,201
All faculty totalacademic year143$80,173175$83,201

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Instructorshort term1*5$81,245
All faculty totalshort term1*5$81,245

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Santa Monica College Degree Programs (2005)

ART STUDIES
Art/Art Studies, General

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
Selling Skills and Sales Operations
Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Programming/Programmer, General
Computer Science

CONSTRUCTION TRADES
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management

DESIGN
Fashion/Apparel Design
Graphic Design
Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
Dance, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Child Development

LAW
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

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

MEDIA
Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Journalism
Radio and Television

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC
Music, General

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Health and Physical Education, General

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General
Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
Commercial Photography
Film/Cinema Studies

SCIENCE
Biological and Physical Sciences

Santa Monica College Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Santa Monica College Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Santa Monica College Number of students
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Santa Monica College Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Santa Monica College Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%Santa Monica College Salaries of full-time faculty
% of degrees in liberal arts
(vs. all colleges)
Top 6%Santa Monica College % of degrees in liberal arts
% of degrees in photography and commercial art
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 13%Santa Monica College % of degrees in photography and commercial art
% of degrees in design
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 15%Santa Monica College % of degrees in design
Number of degree programs
(for open-admission colleges)
Top 15%Santa Monica College Number of degree programs
% of degrees in drama and performing arts
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 17%Santa Monica College % of degrees in drama and performing arts
Minority % of student body
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 18%Santa Monica College Minority % of student body
% of students from other states
(vs. all colleges)
Top 19%Santa Monica College % of students from other states
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Accepts some high school credits
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Offers weekend classes
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Remedial classes for students
Offers remedial adult education
Option to study abroad
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Tenure system for quality teaching

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