Resources

Need help with how to submit your photo submissions on canvas? Need ideas of what photos to take and how to set up your SMA table set up?

Need help finding where to access your timecard? Don't understand what it all means?

Need help with tracking your hours and operations?

Need help with housing security? SMC has partnered with a wonderful organization, Safe Place for Youth (SPY), and their goal is to help SMC and West LA students identify housing resources.



The Center for Wellness and Wellbeing provides a range of psychological services to help enhance the overall personal wellbeing of SMC students.

For 24/7 in-the-moment emotional support, call:

(800) 691-6003

Experiencing food insecurity? Santa Monica College offers several programs to address food insecurity needs and refer students to a wide variety of community-based resources.

Infection control is a vital responsibility of virtually all beauty technicians. Need a refresher? Interested in continuing education courses with online certificates?

A wholesale beauty distributor of professional products. Only licensed beauty professionals have access to shop at any one of over 1200 Cosmo Prof® stores. Students can apply for an account with student identification and proof of enrollment.

A premier distributor of salon professional products exclusive only to licensed beauty professionals, students can apply for an account with student identification and proof of enrollment.

Struggling with studying and learning? How-To-Study.com is the most comprehensive Study Skills website providing all the resources you need to develop great study skills. So go ahead, explore and learn more about yourself!

SMC students and educators can sign up for Office 365 Education for free, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and now Microsoft Teams, plus additional classroom tools. Use your valid school email address to get started today.

Almost done with your state required hours? The state board exam is broken down into two components, the written exam and the practical exam. You can find some resources here to help prepare for both components of the state board exam.

The learning doesn't end after getting your license. Craving some guidance for continuing education courses? You can find some suggestions here.


Santa Monica College offers several child care options for students while they attend classes at SMC. There is no child care center on the SMC campus, but the programs listed below provide financial and other support to help students cover the costs of quality child care.

Need help finding some of the required additional kit items for your classes? You can find some suggestions here.

New to online remote learning? Feeling lost with how to use Zoom? Check out this playlist of video tutorials!