Vocational Programs at Southwestern Michigan College

Certificate Programs at Southwestern Michigan College

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
16	57	$7,850

Southwestern Michigan College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Dowagiac, Michigan. The school focuses on the associate degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $32,200. A total of 1,807 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 32%. Southwestern Michigan College offer 57 programs and, among them, 16 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

Southwestern Michigan College offers 16 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

We note again Southwestern Michigan College mainly offers associate degrees. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	2	14	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Network and System Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Carpentry/Carpenter	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Southwestern Michigan College. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $25,200 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $32,200 for Southwestern Michigan College graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Southwestern Michigan College Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$25,200	$29,400	$22,800
7 Years After Graduation	$25,300	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$26,600	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$26,900	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$32,200	$41,800	$27,400

On-Campus Student Services

Southwestern Michigan College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	No
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided