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# Early bird catches the worm at SMC
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/early-bird-catches-the-worm-at-smc/
- Published: 2004-04-24T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:14:56.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Santa Monica College has announced it has moved summer and fall semester registration dates to make it easier for prospective and continuing students to enroll in classes.

Registration for summer session classes has been moved up two weeks and will begin Monday for continuing students and May 10 for new students. The summer session begins June 21.

Enrollment for fall semester classes has been moved up more than a month and will begin June 1 for continuing students and June 29 for new students. The fall semester begins Aug. 30.

The change is part of a campaign to expand course offerings and to make the application, enrollment and orientation process more user-friendly, college officials said.

The online application process has been designed to provide instant information on financial aid, assessment testing, counseling and orientation, said Teresita Rodriguez, acting dean of enrollment services.

The college also will be opening a new one-stop welcome center in the student cafeteria where new students will be able to enroll in classes, receive counseling, pay fees, apply for financial aid and sign up for campus tours.

The center will open June 28 and will remain open through the first two weeks of the fall semester.

The admissions office hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday and Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday.

For information and registration, go to http://www.smc.edu or call (310) 434-4380.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 24, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/042404.pdf?ref=smdp.com)