Southwestern Michigan College Trade Programs

Southwestern Michigan College is a public institution situated in Dowagiac, Michigan. SMC is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

Where Is Southwestern Michigan College?

Contact details for SMC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	58900 Cherry Grove Rd, Dowagiac, MI 49047-9793
Phone:	269-782-1000
Website:	www.swmich.edu

Can I Afford SMC?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time SMC students paid $183 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $199 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,673	$6,169
Fees	$1,837	$1,837
Books and Supplies	$1,520	$1,520
On Campus Room and Board	$9,500	$9,500
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,790	$1,790

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SMC, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $4,539 a year. That adds up to $18,156 over four years for those students.

Southwestern Michigan College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,759 undergraduate students at SMC, with 752 being full-time and 1,007 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 752 full-time undergraduates at SMC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwestern Michigan College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	117
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	488
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	85

Southwestern Michigan College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	14	8	22
Carpentry/Carpenter	7	5	12
Welding Technology/Welder	0	12	12
Automation Engineer Technology	6	2	8
Engineering Technology	3	0	3
Medical/Clinical Assistant	3	0	3
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	3	0	3
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	2	0	2
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	1	0	1
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	0	0
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	0	0	0
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	0
TOTAL	39	27	66

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.