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Hair Ye, Hair Ye
Don’t worry about leaving campus the next time your eyebrows are going crazy or your hair is past the point of no return.
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$1.6 Million “LA Hi-Tech” Grant
Santa Monica College was awarded $1.6 million from the California Department of Education’s California Career Pathway Trust Grant.
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A Thirteen Year Story of Grit
Can thirteen years as an employee at Santa Monica College really change your life?
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Not a Surprise: Counseling and Student Success
SMC’s Institutional Research recently conducted a study which threw up some not surprising but very gratifying data for the counseling department.
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SMC Photo Contest
The winning photo was taken by Fai Fong, Programmer Analyst III in the IT Department.