Santa Monica College

Santa Monica College is a two-year public community college located in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California.

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Community college - Santa Monica - Los Angeles County - California

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Santa Monica College was first opened in 1929. Current enrollment is 32,000 students in more than 90 fields of study. The college also has one of the largest international student populations of any community college in the US, with approximately 3,000 from more than 100 countries.

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Santa Monica College has a well-regarded academic reputation, and is a popular choice for students to complete lower-division college requirements for oft-times overcrowded universities: it is ranked #1 among the California's community colleges in transferring students to the University of California, and is one of the leaders for the University of Southern California, and other four-year campuses. Transfer courses are offered in such fields as business administration, journalism, broadcasting, fine arts, health sciences, and the liberal arts.

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University of California - University of Southern California - Business administration - Journalism - Fine arts - Liberal arts

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Santa Monica College also offers a variety of occupational certificate programs, including Accounting, Fashion Design, Office Information Systems, and its Academy of Entertainment Technology (which offers certificates in Interactive Media and in Animation).

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Santa Monica College is also the home of KCRW (89.9 FM), a leading public radio station in the US which broadcasts throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties to an estimated 450,000 listeners. The station is the broadcast home of Morning Becomes Eclectic and Harry Shearer's Le Show.

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KCRW - Public radio - Orange - Morning Becomes Eclectic - Harry Shearer - Le Show

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Santa Monica College is often jokingly called "Beverly by the Beach", in reference to the large percentage of Beverly Hills High School students who attend the college after graduation.

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