To comply with the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 (Public Law
101-542) — also known as the Jean Clery Disclosure Act — Santa Monica College makes
available the completion and transfer rates of first- time, full-time students seeking
certificates, degrees, or transfer, as well as statistical information about the types
and number of crimes committed on SMC’s main and sat- ellite campuses. The College
provides this data to inform all current and prospective students — as “consumers”
of higher education — on how well Santa Monica College com- pares with other postsecondary
institutions.
Completion and Transfer Rates
Santa Monica College is Number One in transferring stu- dents to University of California
(UC) campuses (including UCLA), the California State University (CSU) system, the
University of Southern California (USC), Loyola Marymount University (LMU), and a
variety of other top-ranked colleges and universities across the nation. The completion
and transfer rates presented here are derived from the most current data available
at the time this catalog went to press. Completion rates are calculated by tracking
a cohort (group) of first-time students seeking a certificate, degree, or transfer.
For the cohort of first-time freshmen entering SMC in fall 2016, 32.23% earned a certifi-
cate or degree, transferred to a four-year institution, and/ or became transfer-prepared
(earned 60 or more transfer- able units with a GPA of 2.0 or higher) within three
years of beginning coursework at SMC. Transfer rates are calculated by tracking a
cohort (group) of first-time students intending to transfer to a four-year insti-
tution. For the cohort of first-time freshmen entering SMC in fall 2016, 18.62% transferred
to a four-year institution within three years of beginning coursework at SMC.
Crime Statistics for the College Community
Campus crime statistics are compiled and reported accord- ing to the guidelines specified
in the Clery Act (20 USC 1092F), as defined under the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting
procedures. SMC’s crime statistics are available online at the US Department of Education website and at the SMC Campus Police website. Campus crime statistics — along with safety and crime prevention information
— can also be found at many locations at SMC, and are available to the pub- lic upon
request. Contact the SMC Campus Police Office (310-434-4608) for details.