yeah, they are both two-year community colleges. without a doubt in my mind, i think that smc is a much better school. especially if you have plans to transfer. they have classes specifically created that match ucla courses. basically, if you get decent grades at smc, you have an excellent chance of getting into ucla, usc, pepperdine, or loyola.
If you re 18 or a high school grad, you re in. If you ve been to college before, you need to look at the exact requirements for entrance to a community college. SMC is probably slightly better than LACC, but not if you re interested in film or acting, then LACC is the clear choice. http://lacitycollege.edu/academic/depart�� And PCC (Pasadena City College) is probably better than both of them, especially for digital film making. http://www.jrswain.com/ http://www.pasadena.edu/divisions/visual��But you know what? It really doesn t matter, it depends on what classes you need, because they do differ a bit, and which is closest to you, so you ll actually show up and if one CC has an articulation agreement with a college you re interested in that another doesn t. I ve seen the actual study on which CA community colleges have the highest rates for getting into the UCs and the numbers are so close, it is really up to the student. The CA community colleges have programs to guarantee you entrance into some of the UCs, CSU s and priority consideration to UCLA. Also, for some private schools such as USC, Occidental, etc. Look at the Transfer Center page at each CC s website for info on the programs. Here is info on the UCLA program:http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/��Good luck!
Yes, both are two-year community colleges. I don t know which one is better. I think it mostly would depend on which program you are interested in.http://www.smc.edu/homex.asp?Q=Homepagehttp://www.lacitycollege.edu/
Yes. Or longer if you choose to stay longer.