Dowagiac, Michigan · Public
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General at Southwestern Michigan College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1% reported program-share signal, $5,978 school-wide net price, and $37,303 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 14 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~14
- Schools with reported signal
- 156
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1%), school-wide average net price ($5,978), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($37,303), and peer averages from 156 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 156 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($6,249 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($11,461 below). Together, those evidence points place Southwestern Michigan College in the top 25% 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 San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.2% reported share · $536 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.5% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 0.0% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 3.1% reported share · $1,776 net A+ 
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 0.4% reported share · $2,260 net A+ Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · 3.4% reported share · $2,979 net A+ Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA · 3.3% reported share · $3,864 net A+ Wilson Community College Wilson, NC · 0.4% reported share · $3,064 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General accounts for 1% of reported programs at Southwestern Michigan College, which is bigger than 64% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 14 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 $6,249 below the $12,227 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 $11,461 below the $48,764 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 #39 of 156 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.