<p>I grew up in Michigan. I think the real reason that the colleges are losing students is because there aren’t any jobs in Michigan. A lot of people end up moving out of Michigan not because they want to but because they have to. Michigan needs to get away from only having the three R’s (Retirement,Retail & Recreation). Until that happens I believe college enrollment will continue to go down.</p>
<p>BTW I don’t see CMU being shut down. They have that new medical college and they have a number of satellite campuses and a large online program. There are a lot of people down here in Georgia that get their masters in education through CMU. I see a lot of CMU bumper stickers and license plate holders on cars. It’s actually kind of funny since most of them have never been up to Mt. Pleasant.</p>