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Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Southwestern Michigan College

If you plan to study vehicle maintenance and repair, take a look at what Southwestern Michigan College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMC is located in Dowagiac, Michigan and approximately 1,759 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 4 students received their associate's degree in vehicle repair.

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

SMC Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Degrees Available

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

SMC Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Vehicle Repair Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of vehicle repair associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in vehicle repair only graduates about 7% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 43% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in vehicle repair at SMC are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

If you plan to be a vehicle repair major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Michigan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	9

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance

Careers That Vehicle Repair Grads May Go Into

A degree in vehicle repair 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
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	19,360	$42,220
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	15,040	$68,990
Bus and Truck Mechanics	9,360	$45,930
Engine and Machine Assemblers	9,350	$51,020
Automotive Body Repairers	4,660	$48,430

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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