[RonDog]

And, from usjournal.com:

Santa Monica College is a two-year community college with an enrollment of approximately 30,000 students -- including 2,940 international students from 105 countries.

Students completing their first two years of undergraduate requirements receive an Associate of Arts degree before transferring to a four-year university to complete their Bachelor's degree.

Campus officials expect 600 to 700 graduates...

...and about 4,500 total INSIDE Corsair Field for the graduation ceremonies...

...graduates, families and friends.

[RonDog]

From www.smc.edu/missedinformation/archives:

SMC Continues to Be No. 1 in Transfers to UC

Hundreds of SMC students flocked to the college’s annual Transfer Fair in October.

SMC continued to maintain its No. 1 position in transfer of students to the prestigious University of California system in 2002-03, far outpacing the community college with the second highest transfer numbers.

In addition, the college continues to be a leader in sending underrepresented minorities to the UC system and in transferring students to such private schools as the University of Southern California.

“SMC attracts highly-qualified students and challenges them to meet high expectations,” said Dan Nannini, SMC Transfer Center coordinator.

Transfer Center Coordinator Dan Nannini talks to a representative from UC Irvine at the college’s annual Transfer Fair.

SMC transferred 895 students to UC campuses last school year, far outdistancing the No. 2 feeder, De Anza College in Cupertino, with 589.

In addition, SMC:

Was the leader in sending African American students to UC (33, up from last year’s 27).

Was the No. 2 transfer institution for Chicano/Latino students to UC (after Riverside Community College), sending 88.

Was by far the leading transfer school to USC, sending 149 to the highly regarded university – nearly twice the number sent by the No. 2 feeder, Pasadena City College, with 75.

Ranked second statewide in its combined UC-California State University transfers.

Sends about 1,000 students each year to campuses throughout the U.S., including such universities as Yale, Stanford, and Columbia.

UCLA, UC Irvine and UC Berkeley continue to be the most popular destinations for SMC students. SMC transfers to Berkeley jumped significantly in 2002-03 over the previous year, to 109 from 87.

Representatives from about 100 four-year schools from throughout the country came to SMC to recruit students at the Transfer Fair.

Nannini credits the college’s quality faculty, aggressive transfer counseling efforts, high school outreach programs and the clout of KCRW, the college’s public radio station, as draws for its high caliber students.

Nannini said he is pleased that SMC is ranked so high in transfers of students from underrepresented minorities, but noted that the total is still lower than what the college would like. Specialized centers for African American and Latino students work hard to improve those numbers, he said.

From www.smc.edu/missedinformation/archives:

SMC Continues to Be No. 1 in Transfers to UC

Hundreds of SMC students flocked to the college’s annual Transfer Fair in October.

SMC continued to maintain its No. 1 position in transfer of students to the prestigious University of California system in 2002-03, far outpacing the community college with the second highest transfer numbers.

In addition, the college continues to be a leader in sending underrepresented minorities to the UC system and in transferring students to such private schools as the University of Southern California.

“SMC attracts highly-qualified students and challenges them to meet high expectations,” said Dan Nannini, SMC Transfer Center coordinator.

Transfer Center Coordinator Dan Nannini talks to a representative from UC Irvine at the college’s annual Transfer Fair.

SMC transferred 895 students to UC campuses last school year, far outdistancing the No. 2 feeder, De Anza College in Cupertino, with 589.

In addition, SMC:

Was the leader in sending African American students to UC (33, up from last year’s 27).

Was the No. 2 transfer institution for Chicano/Latino students to UC (after Riverside Community College), sending 88.

Was by far the leading transfer school to USC, sending 149 to the highly regarded university – nearly twice the number sent by the No. 2 feeder, Pasadena City College, with 75.

Ranked second statewide in its combined UC-California State University transfers.

Sends about 1,000 students each year to campuses throughout the U.S., including such universities as Yale, Stanford, and Columbia.

UCLA, UC Irvine and UC Berkeley continue to be the most popular destinations for SMC students. SMC transfers to Berkeley jumped significantly in 2002-03 over the previous year, to 109 from 87.

Representatives from about 100 four-year schools from throughout the country came to SMC to recruit students at the Transfer Fair.

Nannini credits the college’s quality faculty, aggressive transfer counseling efforts, high school outreach programs and the clout of KCRW, the college’s public radio station, as draws for its high caliber students.

Nannini said he is pleased that SMC is ranked so high in transfers of students from underrepresented minorities, but noted that the total is still lower than what the college would like. Specialized centers for African American and Latino students work hard to improve those numbers, he said.