SMC vs. KBOCC

Southwestern Michigan College vs. Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College comparison

	Southwestern Michigan College	Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	SMC	KBOCC
Location	Dowagiac, MI	Baraga, MI
Setting	Rural Fringe	Remote Rural
Enrollment	1,807	151
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	swmich.edu	kbocc.org
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Costs	SMC	KBOCC
Tuition (In State)	$4,043	$3,840
Tuition (Out of State)	$5,776	$3,840
Room & Board	$9,500	$5,120
Avg Net Price	$9,094	$7,026
Avg Grant Aid	$5,768	$5,034
% Receiving Grant Aid	94%	90%

Admission	SMC	KBOCC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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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	KBOCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	16:1	10:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (41%) Health Professions (29%) Business (8%) Engineering Technology (7%) Communications Technology (3%)	Natural Resources Conservation (100%)
Outcomes	SMC	KBOCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$29,600	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	28%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,000	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$124	N/A

Diversity	SMC	KBOCC
% Men	42%	22%
% Women	58%	78%
Racial Diversity	Low	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	72%	27%
% Black	12%	0%
% Hispanic	6%	2%
% Native American	1%	67%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	5%	4%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	3%	0%

Students	SMC	KBOCC
% In-State	87%	100%
% Out-of-State	13%	0%
Campus	SMC	KBOCC
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Southwestern Michigan College is larger than than KBOCC based on total student enrollment (1,807 students vs. 151 students)

SMC vs. KBOCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, SMC or KBOCC?

• Southwestern Michigan College is 38.2% more expensive to attend than KBOCC for in-state tuition ($5,305.00 vs. $3,840.00)
• Out of state tuition is 50.4% higher at SMC than Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College ($5,776.00 vs. $3,840.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College than SMC ($7,026 vs. $9,094)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College are 85.5% lower than costs at Southwestern Michigan College ($5,120 vs. $9,500)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Southwestern Michigan College than Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (94% vs. 90%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Southwestern Michigan College students is 14.6% larger than aid received Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College ($5,768 vs. $5,034)

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

SMC vs. KBOCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, SMC or KBOCC? 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 KBOCC and SMC.

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