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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Santa Monica College

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how SMC ranks in comparison to other schools with area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies programs.

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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available at SMC

• Associate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

SMC Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies major at SMC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from SMC Cost?

SMC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SMC paid an average of $386 per credit hour in 2022-2023. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,104	$9,264
Fees	$52	$52
Books and Supplies	$1,746	$1,746

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Does SMC Offer an Online BA in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies?

SMC does not offer an online option for its area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMC Online Learning page.

SMC Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Associate’s Program Diversity

Of the 12 area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students who graduated with a associate's degree in 2021-2022 from SMC, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

The majority of the associate's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 58% of grads fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Santa Monica College with a associate's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	5
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major	Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies	12

Majors Similar to Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	4,643
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	446
Social Sciences	354
Communication & Journalism	203
History	32

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.