Southwestern Michigan College hosts its annual College Night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the gymnasium of the Charles O. Zollar Building on the Dowagiac campus.

More than 60 institutions signed up from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.

For their convenience, guests should enter from the college’s Dailey Road entrance.

Two financial aid information sessions at 6:45 and 7:30 p.m. are scheduled as part of College Night.

No appointment is necessary to learn about scholarships, grants, loans and work-study opportunities.

“We provide information, such as financial aid, useful to people wherever they go,” said SMC President Dr. David Mathews. “Even if they still really want to go to the University of Michigan, they may see how to save a ton of money by starting with us, then transferring. If they want a bachelor’s degree in accounting, they may find the way to do that is through the Ferris State University program on our campus.”

“This is a great service to the community,” Mathews said. “Come see all your options side by side. We have longstanding transfer agreements with many of these institutions. They’re as much our educational partners as our competitors.”

College-bound high school students and their parents are encouraged to attend.

Scheduled to be on hand are representatives of Adrian College; Albion College; Alma College; Anderson, Ind., University; Andrews University, Berrien Springs; Aquinas College, Grand Rapids; Baker College, Muskegon; Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.; Bethel College, Mishawaka, Ind.; Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant; Cleary University, Ann Arbor; College for Creative Studies, Detroit; Concordia University Ann Arbor; Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids; Davenport University, Grand Rapids; and Defiance College, Ohio.

Also: Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti; Educational Talent Search, Dowagiac; Elmhurst, Ill., College; Empire Beauty School, Portage; Ferris State University, Big Rapids; Ferris State University Dowagiac; Glen Oaks Community College, Centreville; Goshen, Ind., College; Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, Ind.; Hope College, Holland; Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Indiana University South Bend; Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo; Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids; Kuyper College, Grand Rapids; Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie; Lawrence Technological University, Southfield; Michigan Army National Guard, Dowagiac; Michigan Career and Technical Institute, Plainwell; Michigan Technological University, Houghton; military, Ann Arbor; Michigan State University Institute of Agricultural Technology at SMC, Dowagiac; and Northern Michigan University, Marquette.

And: Oakland University, Rochester; Ohio Tech, Cleveland; Olivet College; Rockford, Ill., University; Saginaw Valley State University, University Center; Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind.; Southwestern Michigan College, Dowagiac; Trine University, Angola, Ind.; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; U of M-Dearborn; U of M-Flint; Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo; WMU Army ROTC, Kalamazoo; WMU Haworth College of Business, Kalamazoo; and the WMU College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Kalamazoo.

Southwestern Michigan College is a public, residential and commuter, community college, founded in 1964. The college averages in the top 10 percent nationally for student academic success based upon the National Community College Benchmark Project. Southwestern Michigan College strives to be the college of first choice, to provide the programs and services to meet the needs of students, and to serve our community. The college is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges.