Higher Education
As the capital city of Michigan Lansing has invaluable economic strengths rooted in our educational institutions. These assets have an remarkable presence in our evolving local economy, a position that they each undertake with certainty and authority.
Our major Higher Educational establishments are:
Michigan State University | Visit Website
- Big 10 University
- Just 3 miles from Lansing's core, Capitol Bldg.
- Adjoined to Lansing resources by Michigan Avenue, a regional corridor
- 45,000 students, plus faculty that create educational allure to region
Cooley Law School | Visit Website
- Located in the heart of Downtown Lansing
- Largest and most diverse law school in the nation
- One of three Mid-Michigan campuses
Lansing Community College | Visit Website
- Michigan's 4th Largest Community College
- More than 2,600 employees on two Lansing campuses
- Total annual enrollment of more than 30,000
Together these institutions, plus others in close proximity to Lansing, make our Capital City an educational nucleus for Mid-Michigan.

