Southwestern Michigan College is a public community college located in Dowagiac, MI. It offers 52 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 programs).
It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Southwestern Michigan College is $7,867 for Michigan residents and $8,394 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Michigan public community colleges' average ($8,595).
The school has 2,000 students, which is lower than Michigan community collleges' average (3,087). In addition, 229 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Michigan community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 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 tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Southwestern Michigan College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | 1 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 15 | 37 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Communication | NOT OFFERED |
2 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
10 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Social Work | NOT OFFERED |
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Social Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Graphic Design | NOT OFFERED |
10 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Art/Art Studies | NOT OFFERED |
7 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Music | NOT OFFERED |
1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 2,000 students at Southwestern Michigan College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 800 male students and 1,153 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 |
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| Total | 1,953 | 955 | 998 |
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| Male Students | 800 | 416 | 384 |
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| Female Students | 1,153 | 539 | 614 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 2,000 total students, 967 students enrolled through distance learning (229 students enrolled exclusively and 738 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,000 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 229 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 738 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,033 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Southwestern Michigan College.