by our College Data Analytics TeamFilm & Video Production is a concentration offered under the film, video and photographic arts major at Santa Monica College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in cinematography, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SMC was $375 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $9,000 |
| Fees | $44 | $44 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,746 | $1,746 |
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Online degrees for the SMC cinematography associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the cinematography students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31.2%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in cinematography at SMC in 2019-2020, 46.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to film and video production.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 44 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
