University of Michigan - Flint

Did you know Flint is home to more college students than Princeton, New Jersey and New Haven, Connecticut combined? It’s true. Some 25,000 college students are currently enrolled among Flint's four main institutions of higher learning: the University of Michigan-Flint, Kettering University, Mott College and Baker College.

With more and more of these students choosing to live on or near campus, local community and business leaders are responding by providing this growing population with the services and amenities college students expect.

New restaurants, entertainment venues, retail shops and loft apartments fill historic downtown buildings refurbished to meet these needs – while preserving the architecture, history and uniqueness of downtown Flint.

Flint has always been a hub where creative and innovative people from all walks of life interact. Musicians and artists have long mingled with business people, community activists and others. Today, that mix of perspectives and talents is paying off. Flint is quickly becoming known more as a true educational, cultural, artistic and recreational hotbed than as "Vehicle City."

Those who embrace Flint's transformation as an opportunity to engage with and contribute to "real change," as a community member, may find the experience to be the most meaningful education of all.

Still a key transportation center in multiple respects, Flint is located at the intersection of two interstate highways, I-75 and I-69, making convenient travel to nearby cities like Detroit, Ann Arbor and Lansing – all are less than 60 miles from Flint. The city has a local MTA bus system, an Amtrak train station and Bishop International Airport – one of the fastest growing airports in the nation.

Metro Flint also boasts many signature annual events, including the Crim Festival of Races, the Flint Film Festival, The 'Back to the Bricks' Classic Car Cruise, the PGA Tour's Buick Open, and a wide array of vibrant local art, music and other cultural community events.

"College Town" Entertainment/Event Listings from the Flint Journal :