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SMC is ranked #1,426 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SMC held the #1,719 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Southwestern Michigan College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Southwestern Michigan College, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southwestern Michigan College is 35%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Southwestern Michigan College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,759 undergraduates at SMC with 752 being full-time and 1,007 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,653 | $8,602 | $9,744 | $12,062 | $13,584 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SMC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 26% of students took out student loans averaging $4,539 a year. That adds up to $18,156 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 83 | NA |
| Nursing | 39 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 22 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 22 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 14 | NA |
| Carpentry | 12 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 12 | NA |
| General Psychology | 10 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 8 | NA |
| Accounting | 7 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 567 students took at least one online class at Southwestern Michigan College. This is an increase from the 476 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 567 | 91 |
| 2021-2022 | 476 | 63 |
| 2020-2021 | 128 | 22 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Southwestern Michigan College.
Footnotes
*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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
