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Officially established in 2010 and graduating its first class in 2012, the Public Policy Institute builds upon the Stay Connected historic interdisciplinary strengths of SMC. We attract a diverse student body of all ages, ethnicities, and (/AcademicAffairs/PublicPolicyInstitute/Pages/Staysocioeconomic backgrounds, and take pride in offering an inclusive, supportive environment that helps connected.aspx) students succeed.
The public policy program more than quadrupled enrollment over the past two years, while community Past PPI Events (/AcademicAffairs/PublicPolicyInstitute/Pages/Pastpartners for the experiential learning component similarly continued to grow. Unique collaborations with Events.aspx)
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Expanding career horizons for underserved and first-generation college-bound students is a major priority. The Center for Teaching Excellence More than a third of the SMC student body is first-generation college-bound, while nearly 50 percent come (/AcademicAffairs/CenterForTeachingExcellence/Pages/default.aspx) from families whose parents did not complete two years of college. As the nation’s top community college for Workforce & Economic Development transfers to four-year institutions, SMC attracts students not only from California but also from the rest of the (/AcademicAffairs/Workforce/Pages/default.aspx) U.S. and some 116 foreign countries. SMC and the Public Policy Institute are dedicated to ensuring that low-income students achieve their professional goals without adding significantly to their debt. The average tuition for in-state students at SMC is $1,207 – less than half the national average. BACK (/AcademicAffairs/PublicPolicyInstitute/Pages/default.aspx) NEXT (/AcademicAffairs/PublicPolicyInstitute/Pages/PPI-developing-tomorrow%27s-leaders.aspx)
THE PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE HAS GRANTED 110 PROGRAM AWARDS | AS OF OCTOBER 2015
STUDENT ENTHNICITY
STUDENT AGE
PROGRAM AWARDS BY TYPE
47% LATINO
61% 20-24
84% AA DEGREE
24% WHITE
20% 25-29
16% CERTIFICATE
12% ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER
10% 30-39
7% BLACK
4% 40-49
5% MULTIRACIAL
5% 50+
TRANSFER STATUS
5% UNKNOWN
32% TRANSFERRED TO 4-YEAR
56% NOT TRANSFERRED
GENDER
12% ALREADY 4-YEAR
83% CALIFORNIA
77% WOMEN
13% OUT OF STATE
23% MEN
2% OTHER COUNTRIES
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA REPRESENTED
33% AA DEGREE & CERTIFICATE
FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTES BY TYPE 37% CSU
34% UC
23% IN-STATE PRIVATE
6% OUT-OF-STATE
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