Carpentry at Southwestern Michigan College

Every carpentry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the carpentry program at Southwestern Michigan College stacks up to those at other schools.

SMC is located in Dowagiac, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,759.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Carpentry section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Carpentry Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Carpentry (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Carpentry

SMC Carpentry Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Carpentry Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the carpentry majors at Southwestern Michigan College.

SMC Carpentry Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of carpentry associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in carpentry only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Michigan College with a associate's in carpentry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

Careers That Carpentry Grads May Go Into

A degree in carpentry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Southwestern Michigan College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Carpenters	20,240	$47,740
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	13,780	$67,890

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.