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Carpentry at Southwestern Michigan College

If you are interested in studying carpentry, you may want to check out the program at Southwestern Michigan College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMC is located in Dowagiac, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,759. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 students received their associate's degree in carpentry.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Carpentry section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Carpentry Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Carpentry (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Carpentry

SMC Carpentry Rankings

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Carpentry Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the carpentry majors at Southwestern Michigan College.

SMC Carpentry Associate’s Program

43% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of carpentry associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in carpentry only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Michigan College with a associate's in carpentry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Carpentry

The following carpentry concentations are available at Southwestern Michigan College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern Michigan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Carpentry/Carpenter	11

Careers That Carpentry Grads May Go Into

A degree in carpentry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Southwestern Michigan College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Carpenters	20,240	$47,740
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	13,780	$67,890

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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