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Southwestern Michigan College
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58900 Cherry Grove Rd
Dowagiac, MI 49047-9793 |
General information
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(269) 782-1000
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| Type of institution: |
Public, 2-year |
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| Federal Aid: |
Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
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| Degrees offered: |
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificates, Associate degrees |
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| Carnegie classification: |
Not Applicable |
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| Number of students: |
2,500 (2006)
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| 2007-2008 Undergraduate application fee: | ---- |
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| Mission |
| The mission of Southwestern Michigan College is to be the college of first choice for students who have a choice, the college that provides the programs and services to meet the needs of students with limited choices, and the college that serves our community. |
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| Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students |
| Tuition and Fees | 2007-2008 | 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 |
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| In-State | $ 2,978 | $ 2,723 | $ 2,565 |
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| Out of State | $ 3,863 | $ 3,533 | $ 3,333 |
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| Books and Supplies | $ 900 | $ 900 | $ 800 |
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| On-Campus |
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| Room and board | ---- | ---- | ---- |
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| Other Expenses | ---- | ---- | ---- |
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| Off Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 5,018 | $ 4,900 | $ 4,794 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 3,240 | $ 3,169 | $ 1,897 |
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| Off Campus w/ family |
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| Other Expenses | $ 3,240 | $ 3,169 | $ 1,897 |
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Financial aid 2005-2006
Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students
| Type of Aid | Percentage of students receiving aid | Average amount of aid they received |
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| Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
34% |
$ 2,599 |
| State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
41% |
$ 1,525 |
| Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
39% |
$ 1,475 |
| Loans to students |
2% |
$ 2,698 |
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End of file for Southwestern Michigan College.
Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Accounting Technology + Technician and Bookkeeping | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Business Administration and Management, General | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Computer Programming + Programmer, General | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that focuses on the general writing and implementation of generic and customized programs to drive operating systems and that generally prepares individuals to apply the methods and procedures of software design and programming to software installation and maintenance. Includes instruction in software design, low- and high-level languages and program writing; program customization and linking; prototype testing; troubleshooting; and related aspects of operating systems and networks. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Drafting and Design Technology + Technician, General | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to generally apply technical skills to create working drawings and computer simulations for a variety of applications. Includes instruction in specification interpretation, dimensioning techniques, drafting calculations, material estimation, technical communications, computer applications, and interpersonal communications. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technician | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing; systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
General Studies | Southwestern Michigan College |
An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, prepare, and execute a variety of commercial and industrial graphic communications jobs. Includes instruction in the operation and maintenance of mechanical, electronic, and digital graphic, printing, and finishing equipment; and related processes. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair and maintain industrial machinery and equipment such as cranes, pumps, engines and motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, production machinery, marine deck machinery, and steam propulsion, refinery, and pipeline-distribution systems. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Machine Tool Technology + Machinist | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Medical + Clinical Assistant | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of medications and first aid. Includes instruction in basic anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; medical law and ethics; patient psychology and communications; medical office procedures; and clinical diagnostic, examination, testing, and treatment procedures. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Teacher Assistant + Aide | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to assist a teacher in regular classroom settings or in providing instruction and supervision to special student populations, such as bilingual/bicultural students, special education students, adult learners, and students learning English. Includes instruction in techniques of general classroom supervision, maintaining order, assisting with lessons and carrying out related assignments. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Associate degree
Welding Technology + Welder | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Southwestern Michigan College |
Any instructional program in computer and information sciences and support services not listed in the Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, General category. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Drafting and Design Technology + Technician, General | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to generally apply technical skills to create working drawings and computer simulations for a variety of applications. Includes instruction in specification interpretation, dimensioning techniques, drafting calculations, material estimation, technical communications, computer applications, and interpersonal communications. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technician | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing; systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair and maintain industrial machinery and equipment such as cranes, pumps, engines and motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, production machinery, marine deck machinery, and steam propulsion, refinery, and pipeline-distribution systems. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Licensed Practical + Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS) | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health education and assistance with examinations and treatment. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Medical + Clinical Assistant | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of medications and first aid. Includes instruction in basic anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; medical law and ethics; patient psychology and communications; medical office procedures; and clinical diagnostic, examination, testing, and treatment procedures. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Medical Transcription + Transcriptionist | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to execute verbatim medical conference minutes, medical reports, and medical orders. Includes instruction in dictation and simultaneous recording, analysis of notes and visual evidence, medical terminology, data processing applications and skills, formal medical report and correspondence formats, professional standards, and applicable law and regulations. | |
| Southwestern Michigan College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Welding Technology + Welder | Southwestern Michigan College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards. | |
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