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Santa Monica College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• To fulfill this mission, the College provides open and affordable access to excellent associate degree and occupational certificate programs. These programs prepare students for successful careers, develop college-level skills, enable transfer to universities, and foster a personal commitment to lifelong learning.
• We have an impressive academic record. We are the leader among the state's 108 community colleges in transferring students to the University of California , University of Southern California and other four-year campuses. We also pride ourselves on preparing students for careers of the 21st century – in such fields as nursing, computer applications, early childhood education, business, accounting, graphic design and other occupations.
• Set on a 38-acre main campus less than two miles from the beach, Santa Monica College has everything today's student needs to succeed – computer labs, athletic facilities, performing and visual arts spaces, and active student clubs. The SMC Library underwent a $23.6 million expansion and modernization and reopened in August 2003 as a state-of-the-art, architecturally praised facility. Our Science Complex, which opened in fall 1999, features the latest in equipment and high-tech labs. Our award-winning faculty works closely with students to ensure their success, and we have numerous student services to help students meet their goals.
• Santa Monica College – a two-year community college accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges – opened in 1929 with just 153 students. It has now grown to a thriving campus with 25,000 students and offerings in more than 80 fields of study.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Santa Monica City Council endorses hybrid proposal for light rail maintenance yard location (The Argonaut)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 09:28:35 am
  Despite objections from residents who believe that their neighborhood is not the best place for a light rail maintenance facility, the Santa Monica City Council has voted to back a site recommended by the Mid-Cities Exposition Light Rail Construction Authority.
• Pencil This In: Lots of Art Around Town (LAist)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 09:06:18 pm
  Photo by Franco Folini via Flickr ART Santa Ana's Bowers Museum of Cultural Art hosts LATITUDES: Latin American Artists from the Femsa Collection , an art exhibit, through January 17th. Featuring a variety of works by Latin American heavyweights such as Diego Rivera , Wilfredo Lam and Frida Kahlo , the exhibit includes pieces representative of surrealism and abstraction, as well as portraits ...
• KCRW's Ruth Seymour steps down as general manager (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 06:30:11 pm
  Under her 32 years' tenure, the station grew to become Southern California's NPR flagship. Seymour, the longtime general manager of public radio station KCRW-FM (89.9), announced today she is retiring after more than three decades on the job.
• Sunset Park and Wilshire Montana City Manager's Budget (Santa Monica Mirror)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 08:31:59 pm
  City Manager Lamont Ewell continued his Santa Monica city budget meetings with the residents of the Sunset Park and Wilshire Montana neighborhoods in the last week.
• Finally, a win on the gridiron (Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 06:09:36 pm
  After giving up 134 points in its first two games of the season, the Laguna Beach High football team needed to get a bit defensive about their defense.

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