Southwestern Michigan College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Southwestern Michigan College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Dowagiac, Michigan.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $7,867 for Michigan residents and $8,394 for other students on average. It offers 59 degree programs through 17 Certificate, 42 Associate's programs.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	58900 Cherry Grove Rd, Dowagiac, MI
Phone	269-782-1000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$7,867 Out-of-State$8,394
Student Population »	2,000 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	38%
Transfer-out Rate	14%
Retention Rate	57% (Full-time) 34% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$6,768
Students to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$32,200

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $7,867 for Michigan residents and $8,394 for out-of-state students at Southwestern Michigan College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($8,595) over public community colleges in Michigan.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Southwestern Michigan College. Then, we compare its costs to Michigan community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Michigan Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$7,867	$8,394
Books & Supplies	$1,520
On-Campus Living Costs	$11,290
Off-Campus Living Costs	$9,726
Average Financial Aid	$6,768
Cost of Attendance	$20,677	$21,204
After Financial Aid	$13,909	$14,436
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$32,200

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Michigan Residents	Out-of-State Students
Southwestern Michigan College	$7,867	$8,394
Public Community Colleges in Michigan	$6,878	$8,595
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$5,207	$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Southwestern Michigan College offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 17 Certificate, 42 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	17	42	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Production Operations	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Communication	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	69 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Carpentry/Carpenter	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Welding Technology/Welder	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	40 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 2,000 students at Southwestern Michigan College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 657 male students and 1,099 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	1,756	726	1,030
Male Students	657	311	346
Female Students	1,099	415	684

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Southwestern Michigan College, there are 1,807 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 567 students were attending classes through distance learning (91 students are enrolled exclusively and 476 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,807
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	91
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	476
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,240