The quickest way to reach me is by Canvas email. If you contact me Monday-Friday, I will respond within 24-48 hours (usually much sooner). I will also try to reply during the weekends but I might be slower. I'm happy to arrange times to meet individually via Zoom or call you directly via phone if that is preferred. Zoom is by appointment only.
My Zoom Room | Zoom Password: SMCmedia
Canvas is the tool you will use to access our online course. Login to Canvas here: https://signon.smc.edu/
If you are new to Canvas, watch this Student Orientation Tour video.
For technical help or support with the Canvas click here.
Direct Connect is a student services navigation portal designed to maximize student’s personal, academic, wellness, cultural and advocacy support. If you are looking for support services at SMC, visit Direct Connect first.
The Center for Wellness and Wellbeing provides a holistic range of timely, inclusive, culturally appropriate and effective mental health services to our diverse student body.
Contact
Please call 310-434-4503 or send an email to cww@smc.edu
If you would like to request an appointment for an initial phone, video, or in-person screening, please fill out this online Request Initial Screening Form.
24/7 Emotional Support
Students can call 800-691-6003 at any time for free in-the-moment support from a mental health clinician affiliated with the Center for Wellness & Wellbeing.
Crisis Intervention
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline call or text 988; Crisis Text Line text COURAGE to 741741; or Department of Mental Health Help Line call 800-854-7771.
Academic Counseling
The Counseling Department at SMC can help you with choosing and enrolling in classes, educational and career planning, navigating Corsair Connect, understanding financial aid, referrals to campus resources, and more.
Black Collegians
The Black Collegians Program/Umoja Community at SMC is designed to assist students of African descent in transferring to four-year universities and obtaining their associate degree. They offer services to help students become academically competitive and to set personal goals.
Dream
The Santa Monica College Dream Program provides support services to undocumented students. The program provides academic, career and personal counseling, financial aid assistance and provides workshops relative to undocumented students and their families.
Student Equity Center
The Student Equity Center is a collaborative and inclusive space consisting of four centers: Gender Equity, Racial Justice, Pride and Dream Resource Center.
Extended Opportunity Program & Service (EOPS)
Extended Opportunity Program & Services (EOPS) at Santa Monica College is a program that supports the enrollment, retention, graduation, and transfer of students who are challenged by economic and educational disadvantages. They offer service such as academic, career, personal and transfer counseling; priority registration; supplemental textbook assistance; one-on-one tutoring; and much more.
Guardian Scholars
The Guardian Scholars Program supports the academic and personal goals of current and former foster youth attending Santa Monica College. Our goal is to support, connect and increase students’ academic achievement and social awareness, as they embark on their journey within higher education and beyond.
Latino Center/Adelante
The Adelante Program is a success-oriented program focusing on academic achievement, transfer, cultural awareness, and personal growth. Adelante classes emphasize verbal, written, and critical thinking skills essential to college success. Classes accentuate the Latino experience within the context of the course subject, and most classes offer credits that are transferable to the UC and CSU systems.
RISING (Re-entering Incarcerated and System Impacted Navigating Greatness) Program
The RISING Program is committed to empowering students with the successful transition into college after incarceration. RISING supports the enrollment, retention, graduation, and transfer of system impacted and formerly incarcerated students and aims to support the academic, social, and emotional well-being of participants by providing services that are focused on access, equity, and inclusion.
Student Health Services Center
The SMC Health Services Center provides primary health care services to currently enrolled Santa Monica College students who have paid the California State mandated health fee. It focuses on health promotion, illness prevention, referrals, health and nutrition education. The staff consists of two registered nurses, a registered dietitian, two health assistants, and a nurse practitioner. The Center is located on the northeast corner of the Cayton Center Complex.
Tutoring
Free tutoring centers are available across the campus. There are dedicated centers for Business, CSIS, ESL, Math, Modern Languages, Science, and Writing & Humanities tutoring. For more information about their hours and locations, visit the SMC Tutoring Services Webpage.
Veterans Success Center
The Veterans Success Center at Santa Monica College serves veterans entering college for the first time or returning to college to further their education. The office acts as a liaison with the Veterans Administration verifying enrollment for students claiming benefits under the G.I. Bill or the Veterans’ Vocational Rehabilitation Program. It also can also assist the veteran with referrals to various veteran-serving programs in the West Los Angeles area. If you would like additional information, please call (310) 434-8205.
Located at the North end of campus on the corner of Pico and 20th street. Now (almost) all of the student services under one roof! The SMC experience is now better and more convenient for our students.
· CalWORKs
· Center for Students with Disabilities
· Counseling
· Financial Aid & Scholarships
· International Education Center