▁nick named ▁S pl inter ville . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁following ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁failed ▁attempts ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁property , ▁the ▁school ▁purchased ▁ 6 . 1 8 ▁acres ▁on ▁P ico ▁Bou lev ard ▁for ▁$ 1 0 , 1 9 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁junior ▁college ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁City ▁College . ▁The ▁P ico ▁Bou lev ard ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁Street ▁campus ▁opened ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁students . ▁The ▁college ' s ▁first ▁bond ▁measure ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁C ors air ▁Stadium , ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁college ▁secured ▁its ▁own ▁gover ning ▁board ▁under ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁Junior ▁College ▁District . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁school ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁City ▁College ▁to ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁College . ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁crisis ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁College ▁experienced ▁a ▁financial ▁crisis ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁when ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁California ▁changed ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁majority ▁from ▁ 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 . ▁Since ▁the ▁state ▁paid ▁$ 4 0 ▁more ▁per ▁unit ▁of ▁attend ance ▁of