Department officers, including SWAT, cleared the campus. Local law enforcement stated that they did not view the incident as a "school shooting" because the incident started off-campus. Organization and governance Santa Monica College is the only college of the Santa Monica Community College District, a constituent community college district of the California Community Colleges System (CCCS). The district is governed by its seven-member board of trustees and its officers including the Superintendent/President. The district territory includes Santa Monica and Malibu. The trustees are elected at-large from registered voters within the district for four years. A student trustee also participates in board meetings as a non-voting member and is elected by the students for one year. The board appoints and supervises the superintendent/president and sets district policy. The Superintendent of the Santa Monica Community College District/President of Santa Monica College has delegated authority to set rules and regulations for the district and Santa Monica College. The superintendent/president is accountable to the board, and all other officers are accountable to the superintendent/president. The board of trustees includes a student trustee in accordance with board policy BP 2015. The student trustee is elected and removed in accordance with the constitution and by-laws of the Associated Students of Santa Monica College. Campus SMC's main campus is located at 1900 Pico Boulevard and is the college's largest location. The college operates five satellite campuses across Santa Monica: Bundy Campus, 3171 S. Bundy Dr. SMC Performing Arts Center & Music Academy, Santa Monica Boulevard at 11th Street Center for Media and Design, 1660 Stewart St. Emeritus College, 1227 Second St. Airport Campus, 2800 Airport Ave Academics The Santa Monica College Arts Mentor Program provides certain students in the fine and applied arts with graduate-level training by professionals in their specialized fields. Santa Monica College offers a variety of occupational certificate programs, including accounting, fashion design, office information systems, and the Academy of Entertainment Technology (which offers certificates in interactive media and animation). The college also offers logistics and supply chain programs at AAS and certificate level. Santa Monica College is ranked number one among California's junior colleges in transfers to the University of California, University of Southern California, and Loyola Marymount University. SMC is one of few community colleges that has a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy instrument for research purposes. Accreditation Santa Monica College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).