by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow are the key facts about the program, including its ranking, popularity, student demographics, and graduate outcomes. See how SMC stacks up against peers offering nursing.
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SMC offers the nursing program; completion counts are not currently reported.
Nursing majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from SMC go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $64,349 a year. This is above $43,537, the median for all majors at SMC.
To complete a bachelor’s at SMC, nursing students borrow a median amount of $22,254 in student loans. This is higher than $16,575, the typical median for all majors at SMC.
Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,112 | $6,464 |
| Fees | $1,930 | $1,930 |
Find out more about SMC tuition and fees.
Among recent graduates, 18% of nursing associate’s degrees went to men and 82% went to women.
The largest share of nursing associate’s degree graduates at SMC are White. Roughly 68% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Michigan College with a associate’s in nursing.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 26 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 7 |
Here are the demographics of the nursing majors at Southwestern Michigan College.
The nursing program at SMC breaks down into the following more specific areas of study:
| Concentration | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 38 |
SMC conferred 38 degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse in the most recent reporting year — 82% to women and 18% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (68%).
More about our data sources and methodologies.