Online Degrees and Programs at Santa Monica College

Santa Monica College offers 133 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 91 major programs - 47 Certificate and 44 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $1,156 for California residents and $9,316 for out-of-state students.

Total 10,229 students out of total 22,375 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 7,902 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Santa Monica College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Santa Monica College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $1,156 and $9,316 for non-California residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $46 for California residents and $386 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

• Tuition & Fees
• Cost per Credit

Online Programs By Area of Study

Santa Monica College offers 133 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors programs. Of that, 91 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 47 Certificates, 44 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Santa Monica College, there are 22,375 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 18,105 students were attending classes through distance learning (10,229 students are enrolled exclusively and 7,876 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 10,229 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 9,276 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 0 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 263 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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