B-
Overall Niche Grade
How are grades calculated?
  1. Professors
    C+
  2. Value
    C+
  3. Diversity
    A
  4. Safety
    A-
  5. Student Experience
    B-
  6. Location
    A+
Santa Monica College is ...
Public
Athletic Division
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Athletic Conference
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Address
1900 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Website
smc.edu
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Admissions

Acceptance Rate
100%
SAT Range
—
ACT Range
—
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
—
High School GPA
—

Cost

Net Price
$7,435/ year
National
$15,431
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Net Price by Household Income
  • <$30k
    $5,641/ year
  • $30-48k
    $6,456/ year
  • $49-75k
    $8,038/ year
  • $76-110k
    $9,566/ year
  • $110k+
    $11,558/ year

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
    2,372 Graduates
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
    330 Graduates
  • Business Administration and Management
    263 Graduates
  • Communications
    84 Graduates
  • Child Care Provider
    73 Graduates
  • Nursing
    65 Graduates
  • Accounting Technician and Bookkeeping
    52 Graduates
  • Graphic Design
    46 Graduates
  • Political Science and Government
    43 Graduates
  • Film and Video Studies
    34 Graduates

Students

Full-Time Enrollment
10,861Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
13%
Pell Grant
39%
Varsity Athletes
3%
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After Santa Monica College

Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$31,800/ year
National
$33,028
Graduation Rate
35%
National
47%
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
79%
National
83%

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Santa Monica College Reviews

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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.
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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.
The school was great! Great community, lots of different classes for every major. Some really great teachers and some not so great. The campus is beautiful, probably the best community college campus you'll ever see, and the one of the best cafeterias I've ever seen even compared to non community colleges. Lots of clubs and activities and events. Great vibe. And its the number one school in transfers!