unitid 172307 · Dowagiac, MI · public 2-year · rural (fringe)
Southwestern Michigan College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,162
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,431
37th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
38%
undergrads on Pell grants
76th pctl among public 2-years
completion
38%
finish within 150% time
51st pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,589
57th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$5,978
after aid, aided students
34th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$37,303
after entry, Title IV students
42nd pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$10,959
62nd pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $5,134 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k44%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $29,286
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,417
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 69 | $33,301 | $10,896 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 40 | $79,257 | $22,254 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 20 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 18 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 15 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 9 | — | — |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 8 | — | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 7 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 7 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 7 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 7 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 6 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.