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Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA · Public · 21,440 students · mostly associate degrees
17th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$2,779
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$11,162
Graduation rate
36%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$42,193
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$6,450
Pell grant recipients
26%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
99 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree63 grads/yr$95,831Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree311 grads/yr$49,091General Studies · Associate's Degree2,960 grads/yr$46,864Communication, General · Associate's Degree135 grads/yr$29,371
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.