▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁S MC ▁has ▁provided ▁job ▁training , ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁and ▁cultural ▁en rich ment ▁through ▁its ▁radio ▁station ▁K CR W ▁( 8 9 . 9 ▁FM ), ▁the ▁Broad ▁Stage ▁at ▁the ▁S MC ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Center ▁and ▁lif el ong ▁learning ▁through ▁distinct ive ▁programs ▁such ▁as ▁its ▁Emer it us ▁College ▁for ▁older ▁adult s . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁Junior ▁College ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁with ▁ 7 ▁fac ulty ▁members ▁and ▁ 1 5 3 ▁students ▁in ▁classes ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁of ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁High ▁School . ▁Att ended ▁primarily ▁by ▁high ▁school ▁students , ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Mon ica - Mal ib u ▁Un ified ▁School ▁District . ▁Despite ▁the ▁en su ing ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Cr ash ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁the ▁school ' s ▁en roll ment ▁increased ▁to ▁ 3 5 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁ 6 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁the ▁College ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁vac ant ▁brick ▁Gar field ▁Element ary ▁School ▁building ▁on ▁Michigan ▁Avenue . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁declared ▁unsafe ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁Long ▁Beach ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁classes ▁moved ▁to ▁t ents ▁and ▁b ung al ows ▁on ▁the ▁Gar field ▁site , ▁which ▁students