Criminal Justice and Corrections associate's degree outcomes at Southwestern Michigan College

Dowagiac, MI · Public · Federal field 4301

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

—Earnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → Not available

—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

—Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

—Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

14Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

—Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$5,978

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$43,335

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$5,978Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$15,589Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE37.7%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1

$43,335Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$3,611

Estimated loan paymentNot available

14borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$43,335 vs. $46,706

$3,371 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations and wages in MI.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025 estimates, published May 2026.

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$76,770 median wageMI estimate · 360 jobs · 25-1111First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$98,140 median wageMI estimate · 3,290 jobs · 33-1012Detectives and Criminal Investigators$90,650 median wageMI estimate · 2,220 jobs · 33-3021Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers$73,730 median wageMI estimate · 16,750 jobs · 33-3051Private Detectives and Investigators$48,650 median wageMI estimate · 850 jobs · 33-9021First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$78,150 median wageMI estimate · 1,020 jobs · 33-1011Correctional Officers and Jailers$64,020 median wageMI estimate · 8,220 jobs · 33-3012Managers, All Other$134,260 median wageMI estimate · 9,380 jobs · 11-9199Emergency Management Directors$87,880 median wageMI estimate · 220 jobs · 11-9161First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$80,430 median wageMI estimate · 440 jobs · 33-1099Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$59,100 median wageMI estimate · 1,040 jobs · 19-4099First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$54,500 median wageMI estimate · 1,940 jobs · 33-1091

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