Santa Monica College School Tour

School Tour of the Santa Monica College Main campus
I am showing you the main buildings at the SMC main campus, and giving you some information and advice about the school!
Come with and see the corsairs field, library, gym, and business, theater, science, core performance, ESL, liberal arts, HSS, Dresher Hall, arts and math complex building.
If you have any question leave a comment or DM on Instagram
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Where you can check your professors ranking: www.ratemyprofessors.com/
This was recorded during the summer so there was not a lot of students at the campus.
Hope you like the video, give it a thumbs up! And follow :)
Music: Adventure by Declan DP Music
Thank you so much for watching!

[@toyosauce6993]

This college actually looks better than some of the universities

[@HeavyMetalShredder]

That’s because it actually is lol

[@jasonjackson4555]

Wow, this place looks so much different than it did when I was there (between ‘97 and ‘99). I think Drescher Hall was the newest building on campus, now it’s probably the oldest building on campus. One of the best things about my time at SMC was making friends with international students from all over the world and learning more about everyone’s culture. I eventually transferred to UCLA and graduated in 2002. If transferring to a 4-year school is your dream, don’t let anyone or anything distract you. Take advantage of all of the resources and hang out with people who are as serious as you are. I knew many people who hung around campus playing hacky sack and never went to class. Good luck on your journey and enjoy this exciting time in your lives.

[@TJRockPL]

I just started senior in highschool this year and I’m so excited about this school. I’ve been looking at it for a year! And I’m so glad you made this video!

[@hax0rz100]

It's a great college. Arnold Schwarzenegger earned his AA from this college. I graduated from here a couple years ago & even back then it was only 1600$ per year to attend. This college is the one thing that helped be transfer & graduate debt free.

[@klaragadd8660]

Happy you like the video and that you're exited for college :) it very different from high school

[@alexandersveryown4760]

I have anxiety a lot so it's hard for me to ask around where things are so thank you for this video, and yes. I am trying to fix my anxiety.

[@klaragadd8660]

I am so happy it helped :) if you do have anxiety there is help for you to take tests in a different room than the class, check out Center for Students with Disabilities, they also have counseling services on campus if you would like to talk to someone.

[@sodikunbayer2969]

This video really helped me in determining the upcoming campus, Thankyou ....

[@zantigar]

A perfectly charming tour of SMC given by a perfectly charming tour guide. I just started attending classes here this winter and found your video very helpful and enjoyable. Thanks Klara!

[@klaragadd8660]

Thank you :) you made my day, and happy you thought the video was helpful!

[@antwanthompson6157]

This video was Not only Motivational... But very informative as well... I feel a little bit calmed after watching the video tour of the campus.... I will be starting school here in the Summer of 2020 and I can't wait to be apart of the SMC EXPERIENCE. Thank you so much much for this.... I'm coming from NYC and I'm Ready..... 👌 #SMCPROUD

[@angell2193]

THANK YOU SO MUCH !! i live an hour away from the campus but I just wanted to see the campus

[@klaragadd8660]

Angell so happy it helped 😊

[@yongliangyao3856]

Thank you soooo much Klara. I'm a future international student coming in 2 months. This video is really helpful to me. I totally agree with you that the administrative services at SMC is honestly not good for what I have been through in a couple of months. But overall, for an acting student, its location is exclusive so yeah, hope to see you in person maybe and keep doing this . Thank you!!!

[@klaragadd8660]

So happy it helped! :) SMC definitely need to improve their Administrative Services especially for international students, but I do think you will like the acting classes the theater department do have very good professors!

[@yongliangyao3856]

@@klaragadd8660 Can you send me the website that you reviewed comments about professors? So you could have a better idea choosing the right one.

[@klaragadd8660]

@@yongliangyao3856 www.ratemyprofessors.com/ it will help you A LOT when you choose your professors :) good luck!

[@yongliangyao3856]

@@klaragadd8660 So much appreciated !!!

[@filmweeb6991]

Hi dear I hope it is not rude to ask you if you did the application or not?

[@viktorhfilms]

Tack för videon, Klara! Planerar att studera på SMC och det var kul att se hur allt ser ut! Subscribed!

[@klaragadd8660]

Tack 😊 kul att det hjälpte!

[@kevinhealey6540]

Went there in 79, 80. Best educational school system I had ever been to.

[@valeriearias1352]

Thank you so much! This was extremely helpful 🤍

[@valeriearias1352]

I’m going to smc in the fall and I’m nervous

[@tonyelbows8045]

sure has changed since I went there...they used to have a Carl's Jr. in the food court...I also went to the Arts campus over near SM Airport. There used to be an amphitheater near Pico blvd, and on Thursday afternoons they would have bands like Concrete Blonde and Fishbone...

[@Alex-tq5gn]

I’m starting tomorrow and this is very helpful!!!

[@klaragadd8660]

A very late good luck :) hope you like the school so far and so happy you feel like the video helped!

[@chianyuhuang4991]

I’m gonna get into SMC next year so this video is really helpful for me!! Thank u 💕💖ur other videos also make me know smc more👌btw u r so gorgeous🥰

[@klaragadd8660]

Chian yu Huang so happy it was helpful 😊 and thank you so much! Means a lot!

[@victoriagrande9698]

Girl, I love your vibe! I’m from Brazil and I’m going to study theatre in SMC

[@klaragadd8660]

OMFG 😂😂😂 I knew TWO girls from Brazil BOTH called Victoria when I went to SMC! Love the Brazilian culture, energy and passion! Hope you have the best time at SMC! 😊

[@emmastan785]

@@klaragadd8660 How did you handle english? I got accepted from the school but my English is not good. They suggested me to take English education together with the lessons. my classes will start in a month and i'm so scared

[@pabloenrique6084]

Mulheeeer, me dá umas dicas aí! Tô querendo entrar nessa faculdade 😭

[@luperodriguezz]

This video was very helpful.. Thank you! ** FYI I want to major in Business as well!

[@klaragadd8660]

Happy it was helpful :) I think you'll like the business department, its pretty good for a community college, plus you'll meet a lot of international students in the SMC Business programs.

[@shawnd7398]

Great Video KlaraGladd very helpful kind of got the structure of the campus and realized that I will bring my own food from home. By any chance do you know anything about the photography at SMC, first time attending it this semester in Fall 2019 and have one class in BUS building , and another DRSCHR building which I am curious if you know anything about it.

[@klaragadd8660]

I personally do not know much about the photography program, but SMCs CMD (Center of Media and Design) is very high tech with great new resources.

[@ishady27]

Thanks Klara for the vid, my son will go there this 2021 spring, and we will not misswrite your name, it's the same pronunciation in my country

[@yuhloic]

Currently a sophomore in high school, we are talking about colleges because its never too early! And im thinking about SMC

[@klaragadd8660]

You're right! You'll have so spend many years in college and university its worth thinking about for a while :) finding the best fit for you!

[@hannaslife8251]

Hur bodde du där och vad kostade det? Hur mycket kostade utbildningen?

[@KirillVolynsky]

My mother is a student their and I usually wait her at the library and I want to make a horror game based in library and i just found this video just to look what i can take for my game from the library

[@xxxnagisugar]

missing those good old days

[@wtm956]

Hi Klara, this video was very helpful! I'm an international student form japan who is interested in attending smc, but i'm worried abt the living costs etc. I heard that smc doesnt provide dorms and when i looked up how much apartments are the lowest price is like 1000$ which is a lot to me. may i ask where you live? as in do you live in a dorm or an apartment, and how much do you think i would need to actually live there?

[@a01023946491]

wtm I'm sorry it's not her, but leave a reply🧚🏻 As you were worried, this school doesn't provide dorms, so I have a lot of worries too. The rent is expensive, so some ppl usually stay at homestay for a month then if make a friends two or three they rent a room with and put sub-lister, or ppl rent a room with two or three friends online before start the Semester. It was definitely cheaper after dividing the monthly rental fee by the number per person! I hope it answer ur question🥰

[@noahdrottzhagglund1467]

Tänker söka in till Santa Monica College nu i sommar och tänker mig att jag startar Höstterminen 2020! Är det en bra skola?

[@angiemerazmendoza4129]

I am about be a softmore year in high school this video is helpful for me because I am about to apply into SMC collage after graduating high school 17 or 18 wish me good luck I am ganna study game development and art design music and singing

[@Alex-tq5gn]

Saw the new student services building and it’s honestly amazing

[@alvarocamara6166]

Hi! Where is the new Center of Media and Design? I saw a video on the SMC yt channel and that building looked dope, can’t see it in this video tho.

[@klaragadd8660]

Its pretty close to the main campus you can take a shuttle there, its on the other side of the freeway, and its VERY nice!

[@problemmad669]

Hi i have a question which seems a bit random lol but do you have the picture of the vending machine which placed in front of cayton? ive been looked for a canned drink which i used to drink back in 2010, was driving around my county (orange county) and can't find any of those tbh i don't even remember the name of it pleaseee... need those so bad during my work :/ they used to be placed in the vending machine in front of cayton( is it right? the old old blue/white building)

[@klaragadd8660]

Problem Mad Hi hehe yeah that’s kind of random and I’m sorry I don’t. But if you ask at the Santa Monica College Facebook there’s probably someone willing to take a picture for you! :)

[@pablobarrera3943]

Hi there superb post

[@raniamoughit993]

i am from morocco and i want to study in smc idk what are the requirements

[@kynaradukes7811]

Since they have no on campus living, where did you live? Was it like with a roommate in a apartment and that school help you set that up? Do they help at all with housing?

[@klaragadd8660]

Kynara Dukes Hey, they do not help with housing you have to set that up yourself, I found my roommates in the SMC Facebook group! Hope that helped!

[@michellemarie1197]

Was this filmed in january?? It looks so nice and warm

[@klaragadd8660]

OfficialMichellemarie 26 it was actually filmed during summer break! :)

[@johanandersson9032]

Woo Very big and Nice Very building Good and important information!! Tack!!

[@klaragadd8660]

Maggan Emmanuel varsågod! So happy you liked it! :)

[@z6883]

hey, i wanted to ask you something :) I am just 16 years old and my goal is to study in Santa Monica College. I have completed elementary school through middle school. I attended high school for a year and then stopped because the main topic did not go well in high school. Now I am in a vocational school and I am on road with very good grades. Is it possible that I can go to college at 18 with the current grades ? I also heard that Santa Monica is a community college and people who have a finished job can go to college too.

[@klaragadd8660]

Z I would contact your academic counselor about these questions, you can test out from high school or take college classes as a high school student. Contact your academic advisor to learn more :)

[@pepijngimbel2776]

Hi, how did you fix your housing? Great video btw!!

[@klaragadd8660]

Community Colleges do not have housing so you will have to find that yourself, but there is a list in the international office of people renting out rooms but they are usually over priced. I suggest going onto the Santa Monica College Facebook page and look for roommates and rooms on there. Hope that helped!

[@miniquewever200]

Hey Im from the Netherlands and I'm thinking of starting some sort of acting or singing career in America. I was thinking about SMC and could you maybe tell me something about the courses in your school and what you think can help me start that ?

[@Lilopoppity]

Hi! Just wondering if you did end up going to SMC, if so what was it like?

[@rayanda2183]

i’ll need this video in 4 more years wml ☺️🙏🏻

[@smnkhati8289]

Does SMC has housing for international students?

[@Irysha14]

Thank you ( i love г very much

[@user-fq8bu5kc4e]

Where is the main foot traffic on campus?

[@anatolypushkarev1525]

How many people are there? Looks huge.

[@yagneshdodia1202]

tnx for video

[@artogrul695]

Hello guys i'm planing to go santa monica college what i need to know before go to college, i will take a one year languace course then i will start college Thanks😊 !

[@bakatstravarenmattsson3418]

Hur går det med skådespelandet?

[@MM-zp2mu]

I love this video ❤️ I want you to show us about SMC

[@klaragadd8660]

なま thank you so much 😊 what else would you like to see? Or what kind of videos?

[@MM-zp2mu]

Hi! I’m a Japanese student and study English now. I want to go to SMC as a international student this year. I want to see, how to study or what your major is. Also, I want to know the school expenses😍 I’ve heard that some new buildings was built in SMC, so I’d like to know more about that.

[@klaragadd8660]

なま well first you need to apply, the tuition changes and depends on how many units (and classes) you take but I would say for an international student around $5000, but to get the updated information depending when and how you apply contact the school or look on website :) I studied Business Management and Theatre on the side :)

[@jjl999]

Can you explain smc requirements if you know? Or maybe your scores because i really want to know if i can enroll with my scores

[@jefethebag5828]

Do you guys have programs to learn english?

[@dantefinesse183]

hi im a junior in highschool rn could you tell me the tuition cost and whats housing options and costs

[@klaragadd8660]

The tuitions you can find online, it varies semester from semester, depending how many units you take and if you're an instate student or not. Community Colleges do not have housing, so you will have to find that on your own, check out the Santa Monica College Facebook page there's a lot of people looking for roommates or renting out rooms.

[@berthamatanda902]

Can you give us a dorm tour

[@medusabitch4771]

Eyo im only planning on staying for 1 year and studying Entrepreneurshup. Do i need to take a math test for that????

[@klaragadd8660]

yes all new entering students have to

[@craftasticfashion6137]

hey klara thanks a lot for making this video can u pls explain the fees structure of SMC per year pls reply .....

[@klaragadd8660]

Hi can you be a little more specific when you say the fee "structure" :)

[@craftasticfashion6137]

@@klaragadd8660 can u explain the approximate fees that an international student have to pay for tution and books without including our personal expenditure like food and rent.....pls reply and help🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@anatolypushkarev1525]

What is the best Facebook group for new students?

[@michellemarie1197]

This looks so nice

[@klaragadd8660]

Thank you :)

[@drjrjieieieiedidididd7978]

Do you go to this cc?

[@alejandrodrums3464]

Oh my goodness..... from 2000 til now.... its a diferent planet now..... wow...

[@klaragadd8660]

Would love to see how it looked back than! is there any pictures online somewhere?

[@Cupcakkecult]

@@klaragadd8660it was on a sitcom in the early 2000’s called the Parker’s

[@fengpeng1989]

You have already graduated, it’s a pity that you can’t be an alumnus, I will enroll in August🤣

[@klaragadd8660]

I am a transfer student, which basically means I choose to do my “fucus”/major course at the University and the GED courses (General Educational Development courses) at the college. Hope that helps!

[@dewiekleijn7261]

Hai this is my dream college im from Europe so i dont know how this would work with transferring and work and stuff and did u rent an apartment with mutable people? one last question i want to be an actress when i grow up like on the screen not in the theater is that possible i would love to know i loved ur vlog thank you 💕

[@renatavergaramunoz5242]

heyy, this is my dream school as well and i’m not from the us just like you so i have the same question about transferring and the visa and all that stuff, when are you planning on applying to SMC?

[@savitrioswal6072]

Woah there are seems to many people planning to go to smc when are yall planning to ?

[@sanjanabrahma46]

I was thinking of applying for orange coast college but now I guess imma apply for Santa Monica college ooppssss....... Is it more expensive? At Santa Monica college....

[@klaragadd8660]

Im not sure but you can look up both of their cost on their websites :) (but SMC is pretty expensive for a community college)

[@visionplant]

Damn this was made a year after I dropped out. Miss that place even though I didn't really do a lot of studying. Turns out I had ADHD.

[@medusabitch4771]

Was it a good school? Like How were the people, was it far away from the city etc?

[@visionplant]

@@medusabitch4771 People are okay but I struggled to make friends. Best professors is that guy who teaches Philosophy or Religion and that gal that teaches US Reconstruction. Those were fun courses

[@Jaenoe818]

I’m currently going to school in Fresno CA and am thinking of transferring here but not sure about housing expenses in Santa Monica

[@user-wk7fs4vz5u]

已经拿到圣莫尼卡大学的录取通知了，正在准备办签证，希望可以顺利通过🙏

[@molliechoi3434]

miss the campus.

[@medusabitch4771]

How was it?

[@carlosjimenez2066]

😍😍😍😘

[@alejandrodrums3464]

You forgot to mention the shooting killing in the library....... :(

[@eve5093]

Wait what?

[@lunaeclipse5768]

Are all the students same as pretty as u?

[@syafiqnaufal]

Jov Sahain

[@kadiroguzyetis8611]

What a beautiful and sweet youtuber. :)

[@coolman121]

My mom is the Vice President of the college.

[@YA-vl8jh]

Looking for a room or a roommate, anyone interested?

[@SonjaLindell]

är du svensk

[@salmanazam5959]

I love you

[@roxyychaan]

does SMC have an electrical engineering major?

[@klaragadd8660]

Lil WRLD they should have something related, but check their website www.smc.edu/StudentServices/TransferServices/AreasofStudy/AssociateDegreesCertificates/AssociateDegrees/Pages/default.aspx

[@user-wk7fs4vz5u]

已经拿到录取通知

[@xoxobby807]

Gurl I can’t go to this college 😔 cause there’s no law school💔💔💔💔

[@simonakonstantinovskaya9924]

you can't go straight into law school, you have to take 4 years of undergrad where you get ur AA or BA for gen-ed, then take the LSATs and once you pass those you have to apply. I want to become a lawyer so that means im a polisci major for 4 years (2 in community, 2 in a 4-year university), then i take my LSATs then transfer :) Hope that helps!

[@xoxobby807]

Simonachka! Oh sooo first I need to study for 4years then go to law schoolll, I don’t know what’s AA or BA I guess they are exams?

[@simonakonstantinovskaya9924]

@@xoxobby807 Yes. AA is a 2 year degree (which u can get doing community) and BA is a bachelors meaning a 4 year degree. Once you have completed a total of 4 years in your intended major which i'm guessing would either be political science or history, you will need to take the law school entrance exams (LSATS) and then go from there :)

[@azunkhadka]

Hii

[@alexis_maguire]

hi from indonesia 🇮🇩

[@hax0rz100]

They tore down the LA building

[@BarreraElmer]

Elmeradin

[@foreverzoria]

The parkers brought me here lol

[@Cupcakkecult]

Same actually😂

[@es-ph6pg]

is this school better than LACC?

[@klaragadd8660]

J K I cant say since I’ve never gone to LACC but I believe it’s cheaper than SMC. Teacher quality is probably the same since it’s community colleges, I think most international students choose SMC because the location, it’s close to the beach. The administrative services at SMC is honestly not the best...

[@pidarasklown5578]

Well this school had a shooting so yea (its safer).

[@zantigar]

I've attended classes at both schools and I feel SMC is DEFINITELY better than LACC. The quality of instruction, resources, and organization at SMC is superior to LACC.

[@jiroy-sangonzalez3755]

Personally I think it’s better because it’s the #1 community college for transfer to UC’s

[@Antonio1995_official]

How long have you been at smc? I would love to meet you and maybe we could get some coffee some day sweetie. I love your voice

[@langsnek07]

I currently go here but if immune compromised or concerned about covid don't take on ground classes which are overcrowded poor a/c ventilation and mask mandates not enforced by faculty Campus shuttle service from train stations is infrequent and unreliable due to staffing issues with local transit companies administration actually deserves a lot of praise and service is extremely efficient internet access with I'd is really good library does not look like much but inside has what you need Swedes very nice and polite on campus my only complaint is they are illiterate on foreign and military affairs even when it involves what their hone country is participating She is a very good mc narrator It's a tour not a video lecture streamline it like lacc tour video Will be on campus tomorrow for swimming 48c disabled shower has poor water pressure and nozzle is never cleaned bring your own lock lockers are easy af to break into but this rarely happens people respect personal space and possessions really well one of the most chill relaxed campus environments I have ever witnessed math complex is a dumpster fire comparable to rikers Island in design I'm biased because it was last building I was in before covid shutdown it was scary and chaotic time Please replace that carpet in the library it's nasty the computer lab in library has top notch internet bring back chairs to relax in outside of computer lab outlets work but take forever to charge your devices mange time here it can get really crowded at certain times cafeteria the one independent food establishment has extremely well made mac and cheese and breakfast panini in food court really effective microwave ovens that part of cafeteria no longer exists I miss the tofu eggplant with chow mein noodles this video is out of date way overpriced I ate at staples center and I still had sticker shock at old food court Now almost all classes require some type of online access code especially for math classes to do homework on considering this video was obviously pre pandemic so much about the campus is now out of date more current video needs to be done and directed to from this post science building is awesome and most modern I have seen in any community college i have walked onto thank God its ending its slower than watching God's and generals and Gettysburg without leaving My recliner at least during those movies there was an intermission in middle if video was up to date I would be a lot kinder in my review of it The up to date video should be no longer than 10 minutes you had an intelligent attractive well spoken young Swedish woman and I got extremely bored so video is just too long for attention span of average student original introduction video 10 minutes with links to more descriptive videos on different areas of campus