SMC vs. BMCC

Southwestern Michigan College vs. Bay Mills Community College comparison

	Southwestern Michigan College	Bay Mills Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	SMC	BMCC
Location	Dowagiac, MI	Brimley, MI
Setting	Rural Fringe	Distant Rural
Enrollment	1,807	538
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	swmich.edu	bmcc.edu
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Costs	SMC	BMCC
Tuition (In State)	$4,043	$2,660
Tuition (Out of State)	$5,776	$2,660
Room & Board	$9,500	$7,820
Avg Net Price	$9,094	$7,860
Avg Grant Aid	$5,768	$8,720
% Receiving Grant Aid	94%	100%

Admission	SMC	BMCC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	SMC	BMCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	16:1	8:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (41%) Health Professions (29%) Business (8%) Engineering Technology (7%) Communications Technology (3%)	Health Professions (29%) Education (14%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Business (13%) Foreign Languages (9%)
Outcomes	SMC	BMCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$29,600	$25,000
Making Student Loan Payments	28%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,000	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$124	N/A

Diversity	SMC	BMCC
% Men	42%	19%
% Women	58%	81%
Racial Diversity	Low	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	72%	44%
% Black	12%	1%
% Hispanic	6%	2%
% Native American	1%	53%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	5%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	3%	0%

Students	SMC	BMCC
% In-State	87%	83%
% Out-of-State	13%	18%
Campus	SMC	BMCC
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Southwestern Michigan College is larger than than BMCC based on total student enrollment (1,807 students vs. 538 students)

SMC vs. BMCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, SMC or BMCC?

• Southwestern Michigan College is 99.4% more expensive to attend than BMCC for in-state tuition ($5,305.00 vs. $2,660.00)
• Out of state tuition is 117.1% higher at SMC than Bay Mills Community College ($5,776.00 vs. $2,660.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Bay Mills Community College than SMC ($7,860 vs. $9,094)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Bay Mills Community College are 21.5% lower than costs at Southwestern Michigan College ($7,820 vs. $9,500)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Bay Mills Community College than Southwestern Michigan College (100% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Bay Mills Community College students is 51.2% larger than aid received Southwestern Michigan College ($8,720 vs. $5,768)

Which college is harder to get into, SMC or BMCC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between BMCC or SMC .

SMC vs. BMCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, SMC or BMCC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between BMCC and SMC.

• Graduates from Southwestern Michigan College earn on average $4,600 more per year than BMCC graduates after ten years. ($29,600 vs. $25,000)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/