Helpful Resources

The following information is provided solely for the convenience of students. Santa Monica College does not in any way endorse or recommend any of the external entities listed below. Students are solely responsible for the decision to use the services of the providers listed.

Career Development

• Three Steps to Adding Study Abroad to Your Resume Helpful Resources

Intercultural Competency

• What's Up with Culture?

• World Citizens Guide

Travel Tips, Reviews, & Guides

• How to Pack Light – Tips from a Master Packer

• First Timer Tips – STA Travel

• Fodor's Language for Travelers

• Rough Guide

• Lonely Planet

• Rick Steves' Europe

• UNESCO World Heritage List

Foreign Embassies & Consulates

• Foreign Embassies & Consulates in Los Angeles County

Study Abroad Program Directories

• IIEPassport

Work and Volunteer Abroad

• BUNAC - Work, Volunteer and Intern Abroad

• STA – Volunteer Abroad

Travel Tools & Information

• Stay connected while abroad

• Currency Converter

• Time Zone Converter

• World Time Zone Map

• Weather Forecasts

U.S. Department of State

• Students Abroad

• Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) – All SMC Study Abroad participants are registered for STEP program.