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Southwestern Michigan College – Institution Information

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

Table of Contents

General Information
Background Information
Admissions
Financials
Outcomes
Programs Offered

General Information

Item	Value
172307	City	Dowagiac	1
172307	State	MI	2
172307	Region	Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)	3
172307	Locale	Rural: Fringe (rural territory up to 5 miles from an urbanized area or up to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster)	4
172307	Main Campus	Yes	5
172307	Institution Type	Public Institution	6
172307	Accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	7
172307	Website	www.swmich.edu/	8
172307	Highest Degree Offered	Associate degree	9
172307	Carnegie Classification	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional	10

Background Information

Item	Value
172307	Proportion of faculty that is full-time	35.2%
172307	Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking)	1,297
172307	Historically Black College and University	No
172307	Predominantly Black Institution	No
172307	Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution	No
172307	Tribal College and University	No
172307	Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution	No
172307	Hispanic-serving institution	No
172307	Native American non-tribal institution	No
172307	Men-only college	No
172307	Women-only college	No
172307	Online-only education	No
172307	Open admissions policy	Yes

Admissions

Item	Value
172307	Admission rate	NA%

Financials

Item	Value
172307	University Tuition Information	www.swmich.edu/cost-aid/cost/
172307	Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant	38%
172307	Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan	15%
172307	Median Debt for Completing Students	$10,959
172307	Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew	$5,500
172307	Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K	$5,500
172307	Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K	$6,500
172307	Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+	$5,500
172307	Median Debt For First-Gen Students	$5,500
172307	Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan)	$116
172307	Average Annual Cost of Attendance	$8,433
172307	Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income)	$6,653
172307	Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income)	$8,602
172307	Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income)	$9,744
172307	Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income)	$12,062
172307	Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($110k+ Family Income)	$13,584

Outcomes

Item	Value
172307	Med Earnings 10yr After Entry	$32,791
172307	Completion Rate	30%
172307	Fed Loan Default Rate	16%

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Vitaliy Novik, PhD

Vitaliy is an economist and college education researcher and the founder of bigeconomics.org. The opinions expressed in his posts are his own.