Tales From Adult Learners—Tim Witherow

Tales From Adult Learners—Tim Witherow, Welding Technology

Tales From Adult Learners—Samantha Roberts

Tales From Adult Learners—Samantha Roberts

SMC Arts Tour Concludes at Beckwith

Southwestern Michigan College Performing Arts’ spring high school tour played its lucky seventh concert May 17 back in Dowagiac at Beckwith Theatre. Seven is considered special and is associated with luck, completion, perfection and spiritual wisdom in contexts as diverse as seven days in a week, seven colors in a rainbow and the seven continents.

SMC Teaching Early Childhood Apprentices

Southwestern Michigan College is part of a new early childhood education apprenticeship program to combat childcare “deserts.” According to a 2024 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) survey, more than 50 percent of Michigan childcare centers faced staffing shortages in the last six months, resulting in under-enrollment, increased tuition and classroom closures.

SMC Transforms Older Graduate's Life

Jake Smith, 32, who spoke at Southwestern Michigan College’s 58th Commencement May 10, is a non-traditional student who praised Michigan Reconnect, a scholarship program that pays to attend an in-district community college tuition-free. Smith, of Niles, who graduated from Buchanan High School in 2012, entered SMC in Spring 2023.

SMC History Students Explore Pioneer America

This year’s Southwestern Michigan College extended learning experience exposed history students to “Pioneer America” in Galena and Springfield, Ill., and St. Louis, Mo.

215 SMC Students Named to Honor Rolls

Southwestern Michigan College named 67 students to the President’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. Students honored on the President’s List must earn a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale while carrying a full study load of at least 12 credits.

Nate Zolman of Zolman Tire Donates to New SMC Wrestling Space

Nate Zolman has pledged $25,000 to help with construction of locker rooms in Southwestern Michigan College’s wrestling facility.