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Located in Dowagiac, Michigan, Southwestern Michigan College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

8 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Southwestern Michigan College?

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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

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How Do I Get Into SMC?

You can apply to SMC online at: www.swmich.edu/applynow/

Southwestern Michigan College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Southwestern Michigan College?

27% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

Southwestern Michigan College Undergraduate Student Diversity

726 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,756 undergraduate students at SMC, with 726 being full-time and 1,030 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

91 Took All Classes Online
567 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 567 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.

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Southwestern Michigan College Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 5 0 5
General Computer Programming 1 0 1
Computer Support Specialist 0 1 1
Network & System Administration/Administrator 0 1 1
TOTAL 6 2 8

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*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.

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