Southwestern Michigan College
Dowagiac, Michigan
- Two-year college
- Public
- Rural
- 1,431 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
- CarpentersAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,761
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $82,187 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (22)
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,346
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $47,691
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $27,003
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,179
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 80 finishedGraduates here earned $32,674 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- MusicAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,701
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,917
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,090
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $34,827
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $32,424
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $6,613per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,383sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,704Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 14%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 36%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $39,3866 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $42,38910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $11,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 30%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 45%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Southwestern Michigan College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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