Company Profile
Santa Monica College
Company Overview
Santa Monica College – a two-year community college accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges – opened in 1929 with just 153 students. It has now grown to a thriving campus with more than 30,000 students and offerings in more than 100 fields of study.
We have an impressive academic record. We are the leader among the state's 116 community colleges in transferring students to the University of California, University of Southern California, Loyola Marymount University, and other four-year campuses.
Company History
The end of the Roaring Twenties ushered in the Great Depression, the first Academy Awards were held, and a certain Santa Monica Junior College opened its doors to 153 students. Evolving missions led to new names — “Santa Monica City College” — and eventually “Santa Monica College,” to reflect the College’s service to the Westside, and to the Greater Los Angeles.
Today, SMC leads the nation in transferring students to the prestigious University of California system — a record unbroken for 30 years — and serves more than 30,000 students. Set on a 38-acre main campus with five satellite locations across the sunny seaside city of Santa Monica, SMC offers students the collegial experience and educational quality typically found at a scholastically rigorous four-year college or university, at a fraction of the cost.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
#1 in Transfers
Santa Monica College has transferred more students to the University of California campuses than any other college in the country—for 30 years straight. SMC also tops in transfers to UCLA, USC, and Loyola Marymount University, and is the top feeder west of the Mississippi to the Ivy League Columbia University.
Benefits
- Variable Schedule Stipend - 5 to 8%
- Uniform Allowance - $50 per month
- Educational stipend earned during employment - 5% maximum
- Special Skills Differential pay - 7.5% maximum
- 13 paid holidays plus 40 hours of floating holidays*
- 12 paid vacation days*
- 12 paid illness days*
- Fully paid medical, dental, and vision-care coverage (including eligible dependents)
- Free mental health support through the Employee Assistance Service for Education (EASE) program.
- 5% increase in base pay for every 5 years worked with SMC, up to 40 years of service.
- Waived tuition fees for classes taken at Santa Monica College.
- Reimbursement for related classes, conferences or workshops to empower your professional development.
- Free Big Blue Bus access and monthly incentives for eligible employees through the Sustainable Transportation Incentive Program
- Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System - (Contact CALPERS to inquire about the Safety Retirement Formula)