Dowagiac, Michigan · Public
Carpenters at Southwestern Michigan College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 54 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.8% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~54
- Schools with reported signal
- 60
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 37.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $5,978/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $23,912
- Median debt
- $10,959
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $37,303/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 60 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,135 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,858 below). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 27% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA · 0.0% reported share · $3,702 net A+ 
Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, MS · 0.6% reported share · $2,525 net A+ 
Vance-Granville Community College Henderson, NC · 0.5% reported share · $3,286 net A+ Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL · 0.1% reported share · $3,957 net A+ Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA · 2.1% reported share · $4,783 net A+ Metropolitan Community College Area Omaha, NE · 0.9% reported share · $4,982 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Carpenters accounts for 3.8% of reported programs at Southwestern Michigan College, which is bigger than 88% of schools in this field set and 2.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 54 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Southwestern Michigan College's average net price is $5,978 per year, about $23,912 over four years. That is $3,135 below the $9,113 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $37,303 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,858 below the $40,161 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Southwestern Michigan College #16 of 60 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.