Lake Michigan College
| Motto | "The Lake Effect... On the Rest of Your Life" |
|---|---|
| Type | Community College |
| Established | 1946 |
| President | Dr. Trevor Kubatzke |
| Location | Benton Township, Michigan, United States |
| Campus | Rural, Suburban |
| Colors | Red/Gray |
| Nickname | Red Hawks |
| Website | http://www.lakemichigancollege.edu/ |
Lake Michigan College is a regional two-year community college in Berrien County, Michigan. The main campus is in Benton Township, Michigan, USA, on U.S. Highway 31 (US 31, Napier Avenue), and regional campuses are located in Benton Harbor, Bertrand Crossing (Niles), and South Haven. The main campus is bordered by two major highways: Interstate 94 to the west and the St. Joseph Valley Parkway (US 31) to the east. Alongside the main academic building, the Mendel Center for Arts and Technology, a multipurpose theater and facility, the Hanson Technology Center, and student housing at Beckwith Hall are featured on the main campus.
Lake Michigan College was founded as Benton Harbor Junior College in 1946 within the city of Benton Harbor when voters approved an initiative to create a junior college. In 1954, Benton Harbor Junior College was redesigned into the Benton Harbor Community College and Technical Institute (CCTI). In 1963, a vote in Berrien County was held and affirmed to plan to create a county college district. A tax of up to one mill was approved for operation and building needs and a six-person board of trustees was established as the governing body of the college. CCTI was renamed again in 1964 to Lake Michigan College. Construction on the Napier Avenue Campus, which is now the main campus, began in 1965 when the board of trustees approved the purchase of a 259-acre (1.05 km2) parcel of land in Benton Township.
The college operates between three campuses: the main campus, located off Napier Avenue in Benton Harbor, the Bertrand Crossing campus in Niles, and the South Haven campus. Classes are also offered at several off-campus locations and online. While primarily a commuter campus throughout its history, LMC began construction of the college's first on-campus residence hall, Beckwith Hall, at the Napier Avenue campus in the summer of 2013 and was occupied by its first residents in the fall of 2014. A Siena Heights University satellite campus and the Western Michigan University-Southwest extension can be found on the Napier Avenue Campus. The South Haven campus was completed in 2003 after South Haven School District residents voted to join the Lake Michigan College district, the M-TEC training facility was completed in 2000 and the Bertrand Crossing campus in 1998. After a proposed millage failed, the board of trustees put the M-TEC facility up for sale in 2008. In January 2015, Lake Michigan College sold the 44,000 square foot M-TEC building to the Whirlpool Corporation. Programs previously housed at the M-TEC facility will be relocated to the Hanson Technology Center, which opened to the public at Lake Michigan College’s Napier Avenue Campus in the fall of 2016. The campus consolidations should save Lake Michigan College money through operational efficiencies.
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