The school utilizes a semester -based academic year.

The total enrollment at Santa Monica College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 29,760 students. This means that 37.3% of students enrolled at Santa Monica College are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges. One of the nation's best community colleges, with the highest transfer rates to California's top four-year universities. Its campus is located in a city with a total enrollment of 29,760 .

Santa Monica College is a public institution in Santa Monica, California. The full-time enrollment at Santa Monica College is 11,095 and the part-time enrollment is 18,665. Community college located in Santa Monica, serving the Westside.