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World Reputation Rankings 2017,
the university is one of the top 80
universities in the world.
For more information about MSU and
programs offered, visit www.msu.edu
Clockwise from top: Walsh College; Grand Valley Stage University; Wayne County Community College
Walsh
Not Your Typical Business School
As the college proudly states, “Walsh
is more than a business school. We
are an accelerator. A think tank. An
incubator for ideas. Where leaders
are made and barriers are broken.”
Since 1922, Walsh has combined
rigorous academic theory and practical
application to prepare students
for successful careers in:
• Accountancy
• Finance
• General Business
• Information Technology (concentrations
in Cybersecurity and
Automotive Cybersecurity)
• Management
• Marketing
• Taxation
We offer courses in Troy, Novi,
Clinton Township, Port Huron, and
online.
Walsh students are trained for
In-demand careers. Their nationallyranked
bachelor’s and master’s degree
programs are taught by academic faculty
with years of real-world experience
in their fields. They offer unique
hands-on learning experiences so our
students gain the knowledge and
skills that employers are looking for.
They tout themselves as providing
a clear pathway to a student’s
career. Walsh partners with Oakland
Community College and Macomb
Community College to give you a
seamless, convenient transfer process
and clearly defined degree program
to prepare you for your career.
• Highest pass rate for bachelor’s
degree candidates on CPA exams in
metro Detroit
• Recruitment by top employers
• 93% employer placement rate
• Nearly 100 scholarship opportunities
• Hands-on training for skills employers
are looking for
They offer a cutting-edge curriculum.
Walsh offers experiences you
won’t find at other schools. As the
only school in Michigan to offer an
Attack and Defend course as part of
our Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology program, we create
multiple teams who attack and defend
a mock business infrastructure
in a controlled environment. As part
of our Master of Science in Taxation
program, IRS special agents have
conducted simulated investigations
right in the classroom.
They offer a programs for entrepreneurs.
Walsh’s Master of Arts in
Business is an ideal degree program
for entrepreneurs looking to start or
advance a business, offering practical
training in accounting, business law,
human resources, marketing, IT, and
more.
“This is where the future is made.
Your future,” explains the college.
Walsh is accredited by the Higher
Learning Commission (HLC) www.
hlcommission.org and the Accreditation
Council for Business Schools and
Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org.
For more information, visit www.
walshcollege.edu
Wayne County Community College
WCCCD: We are your community
college!
Wayne County Community College
District (WCCCD) is an urban-suburban
multi-campus system with five
campuses and the Mary Ellen Stempfle
University Center. We are one
of the three largest urban systems in
Michigan spanning 500 square miles
across Wayne County, and serving
more than 60,000 credit and noncredit
students. We are proud to offer
more than 100 certificate and degree
programs within the 32 municipalities
in Wayne County.
We live up to our mission – helping
people from a diverse background
achieve better lives through higher
education. We are proud to be in your
neighborhood—from the Downriver
communities; our location for the
Michigan Institute for Public Safety
Education and the Heinz C. Prechter
Educational and Performing
Arts Center; to Northwest Detroit,
a location which houses our health
science facilities, and from the Eastside;
home to our Regional Training
Center; to Harper Woods and all the
Pointes in between; where you can
increase your knowledge in today’s
computer information age.
Earlier this year, WCCCD broke
ground on a new $25 million building
that will focus on health, wellness,
education and real-world career opportunities.
The new WCCCD City
Center will be located on Fort Street
and Howard, next to the WCCCD
Downtown Campus. Completion of
the facility is scheduled for spring,
2019. Programs offered at this facility
will include biotechnology, hydroponics,
aquaponics, fitness training,
sports management, sports medicine
and kinesiology.
A $15 million Horticulture
Education Center will be built on
WCCCD’s Downriver Campus in
Taylor. The center will offer programs
related to art, science, technology
and the business of growing
plants. Select programs will research
complex systems that support crop
environment, biotechnology and
aquaculture farming techniques to
cultivate symbiotic environments.
WCCCD is not only accessible
by being a part of your neighborhood;
we are also affordable; making
it easy to go light on your pockets
when it comes to your educational
goals. We are reaching to every segment
of the communities we serve
and beyond to choose WCCCD
whether they want to jumpstart their
education; or looking for a program
for lifelong learning; WCCCD is the
place for you. We have six campuses.
We have one District and one vision.
We offer world-class education right
in your backyard. We are WCCCD,
where learning leads to a better life!
University of Detroit Mercy
Largest Catholic university
Offering more than 100 academic
degrees and programs through seven
schools and colleges, the University
of Detroit Mercy is Michigan’s
“largest and most comprehensive”
Catholic university. Detroit Mercy is
sponsored by the Religious Sisters of
Mercy and the Society of Jesus (the
Jesuits).
According to the university’s
website, “today’s University boasts
the heritage of two founding institutions:
The University of Detroit,
founded in 1877 by the Jesuits, and
Mercy College of Detroit, founded
by the Sisters of Mercy in 1941. The
two consolidated as University of
Detroit Mercy in 1990.”
For the 17th consecutive year,
University of Detroit Mercy was
listed in the top tier of Midwest Best
Regional Universities in the 2018
edition of the U.S. News & World
Report’s “Best Colleges”. Detroit
Mercy is ranked 19th and is the only
university in Michigan to be ranked
in the top 20 in the Midwest Best
Regional Universities.
Academic programs offered at
Detroit Mercy include School of
Architecture, School of Dentistry,
College of Engineering and Science,
College of Health Professions/
McAuley School of Nursing, School
of Law, and the College of Liberal
Arts and Education.
An extension of these programs
is a number of community outreach
programs for students to participate
in. The School of Law, for instance,
provides 12,000 hours of legal assistance
to the residents of Detroit
and neighboring communities out
of 11 clinics. These programs allow
for students to go beyond the classrooms
and into neighboring communities
to apply their learnings to
the real world.
Grand Valley State University
A grand investment
Grand Valley State University is a
public liberal arts university in Allendale,
Michigan. The university was
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