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Kettering University consists of six buildings and nearly 90 acres (360,000 m2) of land. In 1995, Kettering built a park spanning over much of this land. In addition to this, the Connie and Jim John Recreation Center opened on August 5, 1995; it offers students a larger selection of activities. With over 75,000 cubic feet (2,100 m3), some of the more notable aspects are its 25 yard pool, indoor track and numerous tennis, basketball and racquetball courts. These enhancements totaled over $7 million dollars to construct.
Kettering offers two of these six buildings for student housing. The school's Campus Center is the location of the Admissions and Public Relations offices as well as the student cafeteria.
The C.S. Mott Engineering and Science Center opened in July 2004 and contains an entire fuel cell systems and powertrain integration labs. This $43 million dollar facility also contains several other laboratories such as emissions, bioengineering and various others for the core science courses for most students.
The Innovation Center at Kettering University, a 9,000-square-foot incubator for entrepreneurs, opened in 2010. The Innovation Center is a $3.2 million project that was the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building in Genesee County.
Kettering is also one of the few schools in the nation to have a crash safety center, in which students are able to experience crash testing and develop effective safety equipment. Also located in the Academic Building, Kettering offers a variety of other engineering labs such as machining, welding, polymer processing and injection molding. Kettering is one of the only universities in the country that has a Haptics lab. In 2011, Kettering also added an Advanced Power Electronics Lab and a Chemical Engineering Lab.
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