Santa Monica College

HFPA Grantee Founded in 1929, Santa Monica College is considered one of the premier community colleges within the Los Angeles area, leading the 113 community colleges in the region in transfers to schools within the UC (University of California) system. The school currently holds an enrollment of 30,000 and offers over 90 fields of study spread out over five separate campuses, including a fairly new film production program, which was added to the school’s curriculum in 2013 offering Associates Degrees and Certificates of Achievement in film production.