by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Southwestern Michigan College, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program.
As a proud member of the Not applicable conference, SMC contends with other NJCAA Division II schools.
There are 21 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 13 men and 8 women. They receive, on average, about $880 in sports-related student aid to attend SMC. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $923 and the average awarded to women is $812.
The sports at SMC are led by 2 head coaches, 1 of whom coach male teams and 1 of whom spearhead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $36,000 and men’s team head coaches make about $36,000 each year.
The head coaches of SMC sports are supported by 0 assitant coaches. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $0 while the ones for men’s team make about $0 a year. The assistant coach who coaches the coed team earns about $0. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at SMC brought home $258,071 in revenue while shelling out $258,071 in expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss either.
Likewise, money made for women’s athletics can vary quite a bit by sport. Here’s what the comparison looks like for women’s sports at SMC.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at SMC, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. In order to place in College Factual’s sports rankings, you have to have more than a good sports team. You need to offer a quality education as well. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
There are 13 players on the SMC men’s cross country team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the SMC men’s cross country program paid out $66,095 in expenses and made $66,095 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 8-member women’s cross country team at SMC is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the SMC women’s cross country program paid out $50,150 in expenses and made $50,150 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Southwestern Michigan College offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
