Santa Monica College Computer Science Programs

Santa Monica College is a public institution situated in Santa Monica, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Santa Monica College?

Contact details for SMC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405-1628
Phone:	310-434-4000
Website:	www.smc.edu

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How Do I Get Into SMC?

You can apply to SMC online at: https://www.smc.edu/EnrollmentDevelopment/Admissions/Pages/Apply-Online.aspx

Since Santa Monica College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Santa Monica College?

Santa Monica College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 23,408 undergraduate students at SMC, with 8,812 being full-time and 14,596 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,812 full-time undergraduates at SMC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Santa Monica College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	774
Black or African American	661
Hispanic or Latino	3,487
White	1,997
International Students	1,064
Other Races/Ethnicities	829

Over 114 countries are represented at SMC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Sweden.

Online Learning at Santa Monica College

In 2022-2023, 18,105 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SMC has changed over the last few years.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SMC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	50%
General Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	50%

Santa Monica College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Computer Science	57	29	0	86
General Computer Programming	30	40	2	72
General Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	0	9	3	12
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	2	2	0	4
Web & Multimedia Design	2	0	0	2
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	0	0
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	91	80	5	176

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.