Associate Degree Major

Accounting International Trade Fine Arts Interior Architecture Design Journalism Broadcasting Kinesiology Business Literature Marketing Film Studies Computer Animation Merchandising Music Photography Beauty Dance Respiratory Rehabilitation Therapy Transfer to the Associate of Science in General Science in Early Childhood Education Speech Pop and Fashion Stage Arts Arts and Design Women's Studies Interactive Media and other majors.

Features and Advantages

The number of people who transfer from Santa Monica College to UCLA is No. 1 in the United States. SMC transfers to UCLA every year. USC transfer students have the most language scores in California. Requirements

For students with TOEFL IBT 45 or IELTS 5.0 or ITEP 4.5 with zero language skills, we can provide dual admissions (ELS Language Center). Why choose Santa Monica College?

Santa Monica College Yes A two-year community college accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). When the school was founded in 1929, it had only 153 students, and now it has developed into an excellent community college with a main campus covering an area of ??38 acres and a small branch campus. SMC currently has about 35,000 students and offers courses in more than 80 professional fields, including many vocational courses that keep pace with the development of the times, such as computer science and technology, new media, early childhood education, business and graphic design.

The school has excellent academic performance and is known as one of the best community colleges in the United States. Of the 109 community colleges in California, our students are far more likely to attend the University of California, the University of Southern California, and other four-year colleges than any other school. Among our alumni are many talented people, including famous actor Dustin Hoffman, astronaut Walter Cunningham, appeals court judge Miriam Vogel, and NFL player Isaac Bruce.

Our academic excellence and location just two kilometers from the beach attract students from all over the world. SMC ranks first among all community schools in the United States for the number of international students: there are currently approximately 2,500 international students from more than 100 countries studying at SMC.

SMC Advancement Agreement

As long as students studying at SMC meet the level required by the school, they will benefit from the advancement agreements reached between the school and many universities in California and other regions, and can smoothly advance to Four-year college. SMC sends more students to the University of California each year than any other university or college! SMC also has cooperation agreements with many California state universities and private universities. Please see the list below for detailed school names.

List of Agreement Schools

Universities of the California System (UC): UCLA, Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz

California State System University (CSU): Bakersfield, Chico, Dominguez Hills, Fresno, Fullerton, Hayward, Humboldt, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Maritime Academy, Monterey Bay, Northeidge, Pomona, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco , San Jose, San Luis Obisop, San Marcos, Sonoma, Stanislaus

Private schools: USC, Loyola Marymount University, Pepperdine University, University of southern California