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Southwestern Michigan College

Southwestern Michigan College
58900 Cherry Grove Rd
Dowagiac, MI 49047-9793

Official telephone: (269) 782-1000
Website: https://www.swmich.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 19:1
Total faculty: 67 men, 73 women
Full-time faculty: 25 men, 20 women
Part-time faculty: 42 men, 53 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Production Operations, General
  • Agriculture, General
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Automation Engineer Technology/Technician
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
  • Carpentry/Carpenter
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Support Specialist
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Pre-Nursing Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Welding Technology/Welder
Certificates

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Automation Engineer Technology/Technician
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Carpentry/Carpenter
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Support Specialist
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • General Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
  • Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Welding Technology/Welder

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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