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Design & Applied Arts at Southwestern Michigan College

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Design & Applied Arts at Southwestern Michigan College

What traits are you looking for in a design school? To help you decide if Southwestern Michigan College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design 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 Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Design

SMC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

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Design Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

67% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of design associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at SMC are white. Around 89% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Graphic Designers 5,680 $47,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers 5,060 $75,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Interior Designers 1,610 $51,030

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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