Program Payoff

Southwestern Michigan College

Dowagiac, Michigan. 54 certificate and associate programs, public. 54 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Michigan.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $16,981 $55,026 (56) $94,300
Registered Nurses
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $31,839 (13) $54,120
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $7,942 $19,531 (66) $70,550
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree not published $39,870
Medical Assistants
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $78,820
Accountants and Auditors
Agricultural Business and Management Associate's degree not published $72,980
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Agricultural Production Operations Associate's degree not published $63,500
Conservation Scientists
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $76,420
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $76,420
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $39,870
Medical Assistants
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $99,530
General and Operations Managers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $99,530
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $44,820
Office Clerks, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $44,820
Office Clerks, General
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $99,530
General and Operations Managers
Carpenters Undergraduate certificate not published $61,680
Carpenters
Carpenters Associate's degree not published $61,680
Carpenters
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $48,520
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Communication and Media Studies Associate's degree not published $65,300
Public Relations Specialists
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $125,570
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $125,570
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $100,970
Project Management Specialists
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $100,970
Project Management Specialists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $37,080
Security Guards
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $57,350
Graphic Designers
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $74,800
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $74,800
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Associate's degree not published $64,510
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $166,930
Architectural and Engineering Managers
English Language and Literature, General Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $99,530
General and Operations Managers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate's degree not published $99,530
General and Operations Managers
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $49,380
Community Health Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $64,720
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Associate's degree not published
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $64,250
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $62,170
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $70,550
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Music Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Associate's degree not published $77,390
Compliance Officers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $39,570
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $46,120
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Psychology, General Associate's degree not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Associate's degree not published $70,550
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Social Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $65,110
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Social Work Associate's degree not published $59,270
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $47,050
Coaches and Scouts
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $65,110
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teaching Assistants/Aides Associate's degree not published $39,830
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $54,120
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.