Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SMC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Michigan.
SMC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 10,085 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Michigan average (5,995 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Southwestern Michigan College2,0002,000
Similarly Ranked Schools10,08510,085
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Michigan5,9955,995
The below chart compares the student population between Southwestern Michigan College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 772 male and 1,228 female students attending SMC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.63 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SMC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SMC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,0009811,019
Men772420352
Women1,228561667

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,408 White students (70.40%) and 256 Black or African American students (12.80%) at Southwestern Michigan College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southwestern Michigan College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southwestern Michigan College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native26818
Asian19712
Black or African American25696160
Hispanic211110
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander743
White1,408542866
Two or More Races1405486
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1235073
Total 2,0007721,228

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,574 students whose age under twenty five and 286 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southwestern Michigan College.
Especially, 505 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southwestern Michigan College.
Population by Student Age at Southwestern Michigan College
TotalMenWomen
Total2,000 7721,228
Under 18505 195310
18-19674 321353
20-21255 99156
22-24140 5189
25-29140 39101
30-34115 2689
35-3957 1542
40-4981 1764
50-6430 921
65 and over3 03
Total 2,000 7721,228

Online Student Population

At Southwestern Michigan College, 967 students (48.35% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 229 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 202 students live in Michigan where Southwestern Michigan College is located in and 25 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,000
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes229
Enrolled Some in Online Classes738
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,033
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)229
Michigan Residents202
Other State in U.S.25
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown2