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Nursing at Santa Monica College

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Santa Monica College stacks up to those at other schools.

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

SMC Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC Nursing Associate’s Program

75% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Monica College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 39
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Santa Monica College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Monica College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 106

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Santa Monica College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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