California's
#1 Transfer
College

SMC is recognized as one of the best community colleges in California and the United States. We’ve also been California’s #1 transfer college for over 30 years!
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SMC provides the first two years of American university education to help you get where you want to be. We are the #1 school to transfer to the UC system that includes schools like UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and more! We are also #1 in transfers to private schools like USC, and LMU.

Santa Monica College is here to help you!
We provide Transfer Counseling and Transfer Application Assistance

Visit our Transfer Center Page