Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Southwestern Michigan College

Here is an overview of this program at SMC. It is offered at the Associate’s level. At its best it places at #19 out of 35 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

SMC Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#1,202 in the U.S.

#29 in Michigan

#164 in the Great Lakes Region

By College Factual’s measure, SMC as a strong choice for liberal arts general studies, ranked #1,202 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,202 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Michigan	29 of 45
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region	164 of 213

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at SMC

The following degree levels are offered in liberal arts general studies at SMC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	80

SMC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Southwestern Michigan College awarded 80 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

SMC ranks competitively among schools offering liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. In particular it placed #19 out of 35 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Michigan	19
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	121
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	843

SMC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$6,417 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$10,896 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,112	$6,464
Fees	$1,930	$1,930

Associate’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

The majority of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at SMC were White. Approximately 81% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Michigan College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Southwestern Michigan College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	65
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	10

General Studies (Associate’s)

SMC granted 74 associate’s completions in general studies in the latest year of data — 72% to women and 28% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (81%).

Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Michigan — #16
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #61
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools — #329

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

SMC granted 6 associate’s completions in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies recently — 17% to women and 83% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (83%).

References

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