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General Computer Programming at Santa Monica College

If you are interested in studying general computer programming, you may want to check out the program at Santa Monica College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer Programming section at the bottom of this page.

SMC General Computer Programming Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Computer Programming (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Computer Programming (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Computer Programming

Online Classes Are Available at SMC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMC offers distance education options for computer programming at the following degree levels:

SMC General Computer Programming Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Computer Programming Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer programming majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC General Computer Programming Associate’s Program

23% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of computer programming associate's degrees went to men and 23% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer programming only graduates about 21% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer programming graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Monica College with a associate's in computer programming.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 10
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Careers That Computer Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer programming can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Santa Monica College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470
Web Developers 20,170 $86,160
Computer Network Support Specialists 17,080 $75,640

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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