Western Michigan University's Southwest Campus, located at the entrance of Lake Michigan College's Napier Avenue campus in Benton Harbor, marks the first time a Michigan University has chosen to build a facility on a community college campus.
Western Michigan University and Lake Michigan College (LMC) formed a partnership in 2000 allowing LMC’s students to make a seamless transition into junior and senior level courses at WMU’s Southwest Campus. Students have the unique flexibility of obtaining a bachelor’s degree in elementary education by attending LMC for two years, and then completing their bachelor's degrees at WMU. Students can then move on to enroll and complete graduate programs at the WMU Southwest Campus. Additional information on LMC's Elementary Education program can be found here.
Being in close proximity to LMC gives our students the opportunity to use their library and other key resources. Students can also participate in the child care services offered at Lake Michigan College on a fee-for-services basis. Arrangements are made to give WMU Southwest students higher priority than that of the general public.
The Mendel Center for Arts and Technology at LMC offers a complete catering service so groups meeting at Southwest can order anything from snacks and meals to specially designed menus.
The promise of the WMU Southwest Campus is to provide the benefits of Western Michigan University’s main campus in Southwest Michigan, in conjunction with our valued partnership with Lake Michigan College.
Important Links Concerning Facilities:
Upton Science Education Lab
Book Store
Directions to WMU - Southwest
Parking Information
