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Santa Monica College

Santa Monica College is a Public, 4 years school located in Santa Monica, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $9,316 over its programs in average.
The school mainly focus on BS degree or graduate degrees, but also offer vocational and career programs as well.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Santa Monica College is $9,316 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
52% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,332 (exclude student loans).
SMC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$9,316
Average Financial Amount$3,332

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Santa Monica College offers 71 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 8,362 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Santa Monica College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate336758
2 Years Certificate3883,683
Total71148,362

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 758 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 3,683 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 3,921 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Environmental Studies✕8-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Radio and Television✕4-
Advertising✕8-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 53 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕53-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 70 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕1-
Computer Programming/Programmer✔19-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
Computer Science✕31-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✔3-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕0-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster✕16-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕27-
Engineering [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician✕2-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕4-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 240 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕240-
Legal Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers$22,900
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary✔1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕5-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 41 completers-
International Relations and Affairs✕5-
Political Science and Government✕36-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Interior Design✕4-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕14-
Business [+] ✔ 274 completers-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✔3-
Office Management and Supervision✕12-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✔155-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕5-
Small Business Administration/Management✕22-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕4-
Taxation✔3-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕54-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕16-
Total758
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Environmental Studies✕0-
Environmental Science✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Radio and Television✕0-
Advertising✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕15-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 6 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✔3-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✔3-
Computer Science✕0-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕9-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician✕0-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 81 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕67-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕14-
Legal Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary✔0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ (1 completers) 3,496 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✔3,496-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Archeology✕19-
International Relations and Affairs✕0-
Political Science and Government✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 52 completers-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕9-
Interior Design✕9-
Graphic Design✕17-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕0-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕17-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 5 completers-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕5-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✔0-
Business [+] ✔ 0 completers-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✔0-
Office Management and Supervision✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✔0-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Small Business Administration/Management✕0-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕0-
Insurance✔0-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕0-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕0-
Total3,683
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Environmental Studies✕9-
Environmental Science✕0-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Ethnic Studies✕0-
Women's Studies✕11-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (1 completers) 219 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✔175-
Journalism✕24-
Radio and Television✕12-
Advertising✕8-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕18-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕25-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 90 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕43-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕3-
Computer Science✕42-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕2-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕4-
Education [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕30-
Engineering [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕7-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician✕4-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕2-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Linguistics✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕7-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 106 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕9-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕84-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕13-
Legal Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 2 completers-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary✔2-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ (2 completers) 1,492 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✔977-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✔515-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 46 completers-
Mathematics✕46-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 405 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✔405-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕7-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕26-
Psychology [+] ✕ 207 completers-
Psychology✕207-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 46 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕46-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 354 completers-
Anthropology✕16-
Economics✕61-
Geography✕9-
International Relations and Affairs✕6-
Political Science and Government✔183-
Sociology✕79-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 246 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕19-
Dance✕9-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕17-
Interior Design✕18-
Graphic Design✕26-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕24-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕4-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕33-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕24-
Art/Art Studies✕56-
Music✕16-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 120 completers-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✔2-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕0-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕12-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕106-
Business [+] ✔ (3 completers) 396 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕336-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✔3-
Office Management and Supervision✕8-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✔39-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕1-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕0-
Insurance✔0-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕9-
History [+] ✔ 42 completers-
History✔42-
Total3,921

Directory and Accreditation Information

Santa Monica College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Santa Monica College.
1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
310-434-4000
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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