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 $175 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $190 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,410	$5,890
Fees	$1,759	$1,759
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 27% of students took out student loans averaging $4,645 a year. That adds up to $18,580 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SMC is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Southwestern Michigan College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,756 undergraduate students at SMC, with 726 being full-time and 1,030 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 726 full-time undergraduates at SMC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	109
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	469
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	101

Online Learning at Southwestern Michigan College

In 2020-2021, 476 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SMC has changed over the last few years.

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.