es ▁in ▁trans fers ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California , ▁and ▁Lo y ola ▁Mary mount ▁University . ▁ ▁S MC ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁few ▁community ▁colleg es ▁that ▁has ▁a ▁N uc lear ▁Mag net ic ▁Res on ance ▁Spect ro sc opy ▁instrument ▁for ▁research ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Acc red itation ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁College ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Acc red iting ▁Commission ▁for ▁Community ▁and ▁Junior ▁Colleg es ▁( AC C J C ), ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Association ▁of ▁School s ▁and ▁Colleg es ▁( W ASC ). ▁ ▁Athletics ▁ ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁College ▁fields ▁ 1 8 ▁sports , ▁eight ▁men ' s ▁teams ▁and ▁compet es ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁Community ▁College ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( CC CAA ) ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁State ▁Conference ▁( W SC ) ▁for ▁all ▁sports ▁except ▁football , ▁which ▁compet es ▁in ▁Southern ▁California ▁Football ▁Association ▁( SC FA ). ▁The ▁mas cot ▁for ▁S MC ▁is ▁P ico ▁the ▁C ors air . ▁P ico ▁the ▁C ors air ▁der ives ▁his ▁name ▁from ▁P ico ▁Bou lev ard , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁main ▁streets ▁which ▁form ▁the ▁exterior ▁per imeter ▁of ▁the ▁campus . ▁He ▁s ails ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁the ▁Lady ▁Six teen ▁with ▁his ▁pet ▁Pear l ▁the ▁Par rot ▁while ▁carrying ▁his ▁S word ▁of ▁Sil ber k ra us . ▁The ▁Lady ▁Six teen ▁and ▁Pear l ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁ 1 6