Santa Monica College

Santa Monica College is a public community college in Santa Monica, California, offering transfer education, career training and degree and certificate programs. It opened in 1929 and is governed through the Santa Monica Community College District by a seven-member board elected by residents of Santa Monica and Malibu. The main campus on Pico Boulevard is the center of most classes and services, with satellite campuses supporting specialized study and community access. Its Center for Media and Design brings together fields such as film, animation, journalism and graphic design. That campus also houses the college’s interaction design bachelor’s program and public radio station KCRW.