SANTA MONICA COLLEGE

Updated 04-May-2020.

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Vol. 103 Issue 08: Santa Monica College Campus Newspaper

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Santa Monica College (SMC) is a public, community college in Santa Monica, California . Founded as a junior college in 1929, SMC enrolls over 30,000 students in more than 90 fields of study . today SMC is the only public institution of higher education in Santa Monica . the college operates five satellite campuses across the greater los angeles area . it is the leader in California’s 113 community college system . since 1929, SMC has provided job training, educational opportunities and cultural enrichment . despite the ensuing Wall Street Crash of 1929 and Great Depression, the school’s enrollment increased to 355 in 1930 and 600 in 19 in 1945, the junior college changed its name to Santa Monica City College . the campus opened on January 18, 1952 to 1,200 students . in 1969, the college secured its own governing board under the creation of the Santa Monica Junior College in 1970, the school changed its name from Santa Monica City College to Santa Monica College . since the state paid $40 more per unit of attendance of minors than adults, the change cut SMC’s budget in half . as the college sent termination letters to all faculty and staff effective September 1972 . the crisis was halted on march 8, 1972, when the state legislature passed a bill exempting community colleges . on march 21, 1972, the college school officials put the campus on lockdown as police cleared the campus . local law enforcement did not view the incident as a “school shooting” because it started off-campus . the district territory includes Santa Monica and Malibu . the trustees are elected at-large from registered voters within the district for four years . a student trustee also participates in Board meetings as a non-voting member the Board of Trustees includes a “Student Trustee” in accordance with Board Policy number “BP 2015” Santa Monica College offers a variety of occupational certificate programs . the college also offers logistics and supply chain programs at AAS and certificate level . SMC is one of few community colleges that has a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy instrument for research purposes . SMC fields men’s and women’s teams in basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming, track and field, volleyball, and water polo . Santa Monica College football played undefeated seasons in 1958, 1966, the field was the starting point for both the men’s and women’s marathon events for the 1984 Summer Olympics held in neighboring Los Angeles .Corsair Pavilion (1,600) is home to men, women and volleyball teams SMC students have established a student body association named Associated Students of Santa Monica College (ASSMC). The college produces its own weekly, student-run newspaper called The Corsair . student group Student Senate for California Community Colleges holds meetings . students who pay $19.50 Associated Students fee have unlimited access to Big Blue bus lines . statewide student organization is authorized by law to advocate before legislature .