Good News For U of M-Flint and Flint’s Local Economy
Flint, Michigan has not had a great reputation for quite a while. Recently, a college town initiative has been sweeping across the area between Kettering University, Mott Community College, Baker College and University of Michigan – Flint. In an earlier blog ‘Is Flint Turning into a College Town?’ I talked more about this initiative and what’s going on in Flint.
However, things are starting to change for the city of Flint and the four universities and colleges that consider Flint home. The University of Michigan – Flint reports in The Michigan Times that their enrollment is up 5.5% year-over-year. Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Jack Kay contributes this increase to the aggressive recruitment strategy. Some feel that the increase in enrollment is also a result of the new freshman residence hall. The new residence hall houses 300 out of town, out of state, and international students. Before the residence hall, students had limited options for housing around U of M – Flint. There are a handful of student rentals, such as this well kept rental and this highly-rated rental whcih are both very close to U of M Flint’s campus. What’s up Downtown, an organization dedicated to Downtown Flint, has information about apartments and lofts downtown available for students to rent.
There are a lot of positive changes and I am excited to see them develop right in front of us. If you are a student at U of M Flint, tell us about your housing options. By rating and reviewing your housing on RateMyStudentRental.com you can help contribute to the Ultimate Student Housing Tool and do your part to build the student housing community.
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