▁college ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁S MC ▁en roll s ▁over ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 ▁fields ▁of ▁study . ▁Although ▁initially ▁serving ▁primarily ▁pre - col lege , ▁high ▁school ▁students , ▁the ▁College ▁quickly ▁expanded ▁its ▁en roll ment ▁to ▁educ ate ▁college - age ▁students ▁and ▁non - trad itional ▁students ▁with ▁the ▁primary ▁intention ▁to ▁transfer ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁university . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁schools ▁which ▁has ▁high ▁transfer ▁rates ▁to ▁ 4 - year ▁univers ities ▁such ▁as ▁U C s ▁or ▁C SU s . ▁Today , ▁two - third s ▁of ▁students ▁at ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁College ▁are ▁en rolled ▁part - time . ▁With ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁employees , ▁S MC ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁employ er ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Area ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁significant ▁impact ▁in ▁the ▁region ' s ▁economy . ▁ ▁Occ up ying ▁the ▁entire ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁Community ▁College ▁District , ▁S MC ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁public ▁institution ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica . ▁The ▁main ▁campus , ▁located ▁on ▁P ico ▁Bou lev ard , ▁is ▁the ▁college ' s ▁largest ▁location . ▁The ▁College ▁oper ates ▁five ▁satellite ▁camp uses ▁across ▁Santa ▁Mon ica . ▁ ▁S MC ▁is ▁the ▁leader ▁in ▁California ' s ▁ 1 1 3 ▁community ▁college ▁system ▁in ▁trans fers ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁system . ▁Since