SMC Ratings and Reviews

  • 2 Year
  • Santa Monica, CA
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SMC Ratings and Reviews

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0 out of 1 (0%) reviewers rated 4 stars or higher

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Student and Parent Reviews

If you are a student, former student, faculty member or parent, please help guide other prospective students by sharing your personal experiences at this college. What is it really like to go to Santa Monica College?

Apr 2, 2019
Rating 0 out of 5

The faculty at SMC are great, the students are great as well. The administrative people however, are a different story. Human Resources on this campus is a complete joke, they do as little as possible to actually work and make life easier on the faculty whom already take the brunt of the most important work on campus (educating). Most of the other departments are rather worthless as well, from the bookstores incompetence, to the food servers complete lack of customer service and manners, to the inept payroll department, as well as most other admins are just awful at their jobs. This school is so bogged down by a lack of professionalism and having workers that do everything they possibly can to avoid working its quite astonishing that they even operate at all. As a professor at several community colleges in Los Angeles, SMC is by far the worst job I have ever taken, I have regretted it since day one. If I didn't require the paycheck for my very survival, I would quit right now.

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Rate Santa Monica College

Share your ratings for SMC across academics, campus life, and more to help prospective students understand what it's really like to attend.

Your Overall Experience *

If a friend asked whether SMC was worth it, what would your gut say?

Academics *

Did classes challenge you and leave you feeling like you actually learned something?

Value for Money *

Considering tuition, aid, and what you got out of it, did the cost feel justified?

Professors and Faculty *

Were instructors accessible, engaged, and invested in students or mostly going through the motions?

Campus Atmosphere *

Did the campus feel welcoming and full of energy, or more like a place you simply passed through?

Student Housing *

Were dorms and residence halls somewhere you'd want to live, or a constant source of frustration?

Campus Safety *

Did you feel comfortable walking around at night, or did safety ever weigh on your mind?

Student Life *

Was it easy to find your people, make friends, and stay socially connected?

Party and Bar Scene *

Do weekends have a pulse here, or does the social scene quiet down once classes end?

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