Construction Continues at SMC's New Malibu Campus

Construction continues on the Santa Monica College (SMC) Malibu campus. Groundbreaking for the new campus took place on September 21, 2018, and construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2021, and will open to students in 2022.

The SMC website has this description of their new development: “The three-acre campus will include a two-story educational building with labs for science and art; a multipurpose physical activity space; a 100-seat lecture hall with raked seating; a computer lab; and two general education classrooms. Designed by QDG Architecture with numerous sustainability features and fulfilling the city’s “dark skies” standards, the campus will provide space for an interpretive center to support Malibu’s unique culture and history.”

Bond measures in 2004 and 2016 helped provide the funds for construction, which is estimated to be $50 million, and includes other costs such as contributions to the city of Malibu for clean water improvements, and prepayment of rent.

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Construction continues at the Santa Monica College Malibu campus/ Los Angeles County Sheriff's Substation on April 3, 2021 in Malibu, Calif. The new facility roughly sitting at 27,500 square feet will include classrooms, computer abnd science labs, an art studio, and a grand lecture hall. The ground level of the facility will also be shared with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department to act as a new substation, allowing officers a midway point in their 22 mile coverage between Malibu and Angoura hills. This addition of the new substation for the police will be the first time the Malibu has seen a local active station since the 1990's. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

Construction continues at the Santa Monica College Malibu campus/ Los Angeles County Sheriff's Substation on April 3, 2021 in Malibu, Calif. The new facility roughly sitting at 27,500 square feet will include classrooms, computer abnd science labs, an art studio, and a grand lecture hall. The ground level of the facility will also be shared with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department to act as a new substation, allowing officers a midway point in their 22 mile coverage between Malibu and Angoura hills. This addition of the new substation for the police will be the first time the Malibu has seen a local active station since the 1990's. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

Construction continues at the Santa Monica College Malibu campus/ Los Angeles County Sheriff's Substation on April 3, 2021 in Malibu, Calif. The new facility roughly sitting at 27,500 square feet will include classrooms, computer abnd science labs, an art studio, and a grand lecture hall. The ground level of the facility will also be shared with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department to act as a new substation, allowing officers a midway point in their 22 mile coverage between Malibu and Angoura hills. This addition of the new substation for the police will be the first time the Malibu has seen a local active station since the 1990's. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

The site office at the Santa Monica College (SMC) Malibu campus in Malibu, Calif., on Monday, April 5, 2021. Building at the site has been proceeding for the last year, and the campus is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2021, and will open to students in 2022, with an estimated total cost of $50 million. More information about the new campus can be found on the SMC website here: https://www.smc.edu/about/campuses/malibu/. (Marco Pallotti / The Corsair)

A view of the construction site at the Santa Monica College (SMC) Malibu campus in Malibu, Calif., on Monday, April 5, 2021. Building at the site has been proceeding for the last year, and the campus is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2021, and will open to students in 2022, with an estimated total cost of $50 million. More information about the new campus can be found on the SMC website here: https://www.smc.edu/about/campuses/malibu/. (Marco Pallotti / The Corsair)

Construction workers on the site of the Santa Monica College (SMC) Malibu campus in Malibu, Calif., on Monday, April 5, 2021. Building at the site has been proceeding for the last year, and the campus is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2021, and will open to students in 2022, with an estimated total cost of $50 million. More information about the new campus can be found on the SMC website here: https://www.smc.edu/about/campuses/malibu/. (Marco Pallotti / The Corsair)

Construction continues at the Santa Monica College Malibu campus/ Los Angeles County Sheriff's Substation on April 3, 2021 in Malibu, Calif. The new facility roughly sitting at 27,500 square feet will include classrooms, computer abnd science labs, an art studio, and a grand lecture hall. The ground level of the facility will also be shared with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department to act as a new substation, allowing officers a midway point in their 22 mile coverage between Malibu and Angoura hills. This addition of the new substation for the police will be the first time the Malibu has seen a local active station since the 1990's. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)