Santa Monica, California

:For the Philippine municipality, see Santa Monica, Surigao del Norte

Education

Founded in 1929 with an enrollment of 153, Santa Monica College (SMC, informally known as Pico Tech or Harvard-by-the-Sea) now occupies 35 acres (142,000 m²) and enrolls 30,000 students annually. The 2-year college is the leading source of transfers to the University of California system. Rolling Stone magazine rated it among the top ten community colleges in the nation in 1998. Notable SMC alumni and dropouts include: James Dean, Dustin Hoffman, Rickie Lee Jones, Arnold Schwarzenegger,and former Microsoft chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold. It is the host for KCRW, an innovative and popular National Public Radio affiliate.

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1929 - Santa Monica College - University of California - Rolling Stone - 1998 - James Dean - Dustin Hoffman - Rickie Lee Jones - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Microsoft - Nathan Myhrvold - KCRW - National Public Radio

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The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District provides public education at the elementary and secondary levels. Santa Monica High School, informally known as Samohi, changed location several times in its early years before settling into its present campus. Until the 1980s, students from Malibu were required to bus into Santa Monica for grades 10-12. Notable alumni include: Gloria Stuart, Glenn Ford, John Ehrlichman, dancer Gene Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Sean Penn, Rob Lowe, Robert Downey Jr., Art Alexakis, Dean Cain, Maya Rudolph, and Carson Daly. The site was used as a location for the movie Rebel Without a Cause.

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Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District - Santa Monica High School - 1980s - Malibu - Gloria Stuart - Glenn Ford - John Ehrlichman - Gene Nelson - Emilio Estevez - Charlie Sheen - Sean Penn - Rob Lowe - Robert Downey Jr. - Art Alexakis - Dean Cain - Maya Rudolph - Carson Daly - Rebel Without a Cause

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Private schools in the city include the Crossroads School.

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