November 6, 2007

Santa Monica College – Web Site Launches with New Design

SMC launches their new site with a content management system that will allow teachers to make their own updates.

Santa Monica, CA – After months of careful planning, Santa Monica College is pleased to announce the launch of their redesigned website, www.smc.edu.

The new web site, built by School Web Services, Inc., is designed upon a custom web solution that is Section 508 compliant for K-12, District and Community Colleges, and includes a structure that will allow for easier navigation and improve the user experience. The redesigned layout and content management system offers up a clean look and feel while providing separate channels for a number of different audiences: faculty and staff now have the ability to update course information; students can easily find class notes and campus information; and, most importantly, new and incoming students now have a place to find information regarding SMC, courses and registration.

The Marketing staff at Santa Monica College intends to eventually use the new web site as the main channel for attracting new students. With the launch of the new site, prime real estate has been blocked out on the homepage for banner advertisements, upcoming events and news information, and links that lead directly to the most requested information by incoming students.

About Santa Monica College: Santa Monica College - a two-year community college accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges – opened in 1929 with just 153 students. It has now grown to a thriving campus with approximately 30,000 students and offerings in more than 80 fields of study.