Student Success

Student Success at SMC

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Additional Information About Student Success Charts

Fall enrollment by segment for SMC

Notes: Segments started Fall 2021
Update: October 2025

 

Overall ccontact hours for SMC.

Update: October 2025

 

Most recent Cass County enrollment numbers for SMC, June grads, dual enrolled students, and others.

*Non-June grad FTIAC, Transfer, Returning
Cass County based on County code (not high school code)
Data Source: Preliminary Freeze
Next Update: October 2025

 

Number of entering high school graduates for SMC.

Source: ORC - June Graduates
Data Source: Preliminary Freeze
Next update: October 2025

 

Fall-to-fall retention rate for SMC compared to other community colleges in Michigan

Source: IPEDS
Next update: February 2025

 

SMC has demonstrated consistent improvement and continues to exceed the national average in all eight measures of student satisfaction.

Measure of student satisfaction for SMC

Source: Spring Ruffalo Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Surveys
Did not survey in 2023, Next survey 2025

 

SMC's graduation rate is consistently above the state average. 

Full-time degree-seeking FTIAC Graduation Rate Compared with Michigan and Naitonal 2-year colleges average

Source: IPEDS
Next update: February 2025