Graduation Rate at SMC

The graduation rate at Southwestern Michigan College is 32%. The retention rate is 60% at Southwestern Michigan College.
  • Graduation Rate: 32%
  • Transfer-out Rate: 16%
  • Retention Rate: 60%
  • Earning after 10 years of graduation: $32,200

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Number of Completers and Graduation Rate by Gender

The graduation rate at Southwestern Michigan College is 32%. The rate is based on number of completers within 150% normal time (For example, 6 years for 4-year bachelor's degree program). Total 153 students have completed their degree out of 477 candidates who seeking degree/certificate other than bachelor's degree. The next table shows the graduation rate and number of completers by degree type at Southwestern Michigan College
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Graduation Rate for degree/certificate other than bachelor's degree at Southwestern Michigan College
TotalMaleFemale
Graduation Rate32.08%31.00%32.85%
Total Cohort477200277
Number of Completers1536291
Number of Transfer-out803446
Still Enrolled (not complete)321220
No longer Enrolled (not complete)21292120

Average Earning After Graduation from Southwestern Michigan College

The next table summarizes the average earning by years after graduation from Southwestern Michigan College. After 6 years of graduation, the mean earning is $25,200 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean earning is $32,200 for Southwestern Michigan College graduates.
Mean Earning After Graduation By Time for Southwestern Michigan College Graduate
TotalMaleFemale
After 6 Years$25,200$29,400$22,800
After 7 Years$25,300--
After 8 Years$26,600--
After 9 Years$26,900--
After 10 Years$32,200$41,800$27,400

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