Bay de Noc Community College in Escanaba (formerly Bay College) is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The school was founded in 1962 and focuses on providing occupational programs and vocational training to help students find a career. The college also offers transfer programs for those who want to continue on to a four-year university.
Bay de Noc offers limited student housing in the form of on-campus apartments. There are 21 apartments with room for four residents and eight apartments with living space for two. The housing is $1,200 per student, per semester to rent, and cable, Internet access, local phone and all utilities are included in the price.
Bay de Noc Community College
2001 North Lincoln Road
Escanaba, MI 49829
(906) 786-5802
www.baycollege.edu
Gogebic Community College is located in Ironwood, Mich. The college was originally known as Ironwood College. The two-year school has an enrollment of 1,400 students and offers a variety of courses en route to an associate's degree and certification programs.
Student housing consists of four-student suites. Each student has a private bedroom and they share a kitchen and a bathroom. The rooms all feature Internet connections, cable, included utilities and convenience to classes. Housing is available for $3,680 per academic year.
Gogebic Community College
E-4946 Jackson Road
Ironwood, MI 49938
(906) 932-4231
www.gogebic.cc.mi.us
Jackson Community College in Jackson was founded in 1928 as Jackson Junior College. The college originally shared facilities with a nearby high school, but the school became its own entity in 1964. Later the college moved to its current 500-acre campus. Forty-seven percent of Jackson Community College's 9,000 students are enrolled full-time.
Student housing is located in an apartment complex known as Campus View 1 and Campus View 2. The two modern apartment buildings house 96 students each and are within a short walk of all other campus facilities, including the dining commons, library and fieldhouse. Campus View is a new addition to the college. The administration says that students living on campus tend to have higher grades, greater success in college and a higher rate of completion.
Jackson Community College
2111 Emmons Road
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 787-0800
www.jccmi.edu