2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at SMC is $1,156 for California residents and $9,316 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 2.44% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at SMC.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Santa Monica College Cost of Attendance page.
Santa Monica College 2024 Tuition & fees
YearTuition & Fees
2020$8,920
2021$9,044
2022$9,090
2023$9,094
2024$9,316

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Santa Monica College is $46 for California residents and $386 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 2.39% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Santa Monica College.
Santa Monica College 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$46$370
2021$46$375
2022$46$377
2023$46$377
2024$46$386

Offered Online Programs

Santa Monica College offers 140 major programs through Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's degrees/programs. Of that, 26 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Santa Monica College at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Associate1366
Bachelor's01
1 Year Certificate234
1-2 Years certificates1139
Total26140

Online Student Population

There are 22,375 students at SMC. Of that, 10,229 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 7,876 students have joined to some online courses and 4,270 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Santa Monica College
Number of Students
Total22,375
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes10,229
Enrolled Some in Online Classes7,876
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,270
Online Student Population by Student Location at Santa Monica College
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)10,229
California Residents9,276
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.263
Unknown690

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