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Writing Studies at Southwestern Michigan College

Writing Studies at Southwestern Michigan College

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if Southwestern Michigan College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

SMC is located in Dowagiac, Michigan and approximately 1,759 students attend the school each year.

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

SMC Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Writing

SMC Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Writing Studies Associate’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of writing associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in writing graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at Southwestern Michigan College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Michigan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing 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
English Language and Literature Professors 2,000 $76,340
Editors 1,670 $58,150
Technical Writers 1,450 $68,580
Writers and Authors 1,120 $60,850

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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