- AcademicsC
- ValueC
- DiversityA-
- CampusB+
- AthleticsC+
- Party SceneC+
- ProfessorsC+
- LocationA-
- DormsNG
- Campus FoodNG
- Student LifeB-
- SafetyB+
Santa Monica College is ...
Public
Athletic Division
Other
Athletic Conference
—
Address
1900 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Website
Santa Monica College Rankings
Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
100%
SAT Range
—
ACT Range
—
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
—
High School GPA
—
Application Website
Will You Get In?
Test Scores and GPA for Santa Monica College
Cost
Net Price
$6,847/ year
National
$15,403Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Academics
Professors
C+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
30:1
Evening Degree Programs
Yes
- 73%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.224 responses
- 34%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.205 responses
- 63%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.205 responses
Majors
Most Popular Majors
Liberal Arts and Humanities
3,089 GraduatesBusiness Administration and Management
412 GraduatesBiological and Physical Sciences
339 GraduatesCommunications
113 GraduatesPolitical Science and Government
89 GraduatesChild Care Provider
84 GraduatesAccounting Technician and Bookkeeping
83 GraduatesNursing
59 GraduatesFilm and Video Studies
43 GraduatesArts
42 Graduates
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
11,441Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
13%
Pell Grant
41%
Varsity Athletes
3%
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$31,800/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
34%
National
48%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
79%
National
83%More opinions are needed to display this poll. Take our survey
Santa Monica College Reviews
1,640 reviews
All Categories
Overall, SMC was a great school; lots of amazing professors and safe neighborhood. Since this school is well-known for No.1 transfer rate to UC schools, people are very studious and passionate. I've taken some really good classes, which was mind-blowing and life changing! There's no other school that offers hight level education at community college that SMC! Santa Monica is an expensive area to live in, however, there are countless activities around school. Personally, I felt like they do not give many resources and helps for an international student. Student counselor was not responsible nor helpful for student's academic success. Thus, you can't fully rely on their advice nor expect them to finish work on time.
Santa Monica College has world-wide reputation. Many international students come to this school, because Santa Monica college has great transferring system especially with UCLA. Overall, Santa Monica College is Southern California's number 1 transferring community college, number 1 campus environment, and number 1 school faculties! Very diverse atmosphere and friendly people around.
I loved this college and the location was wonderful. The main campus is pretty easy to navigate considering its size and it was less than two miles from the beach and several nearby satellite campuses. Their classes were fairly small size and I really got to know my professors, some of them I'm still friends with. They truly cared about student’s success. One of the things I love the most is that there was a huge push for a high academic standard. Santa Monica College is well known for having a high rate of students graduating and transfers to University. Another reason I'd recommend SMC is because of its extremely rich diversity as well as culture. I've met people who have traveled from completely different parts of the world just so they can attend SMC. Lastly, unfortunately this college doesn’t offer as many classes during the summer semesters and this would be the only thing I would like to see change.