Campus
The main Michigan Tech campus is located mainly on US 41 in Houghton, Michigan. It is the safest campus in Michigan, and the third safest in the United States according to Reader's Digest. The main part of campus is relatively small, and can be traversed in about 10 minutes. Many of the buildings are built up, as opposed to short and wide, which reduces the size of the campus. In addition, the offices of the Michigan Tech Fund are located in the Citizens Bank Building in Hancock. Also, the Lakeshore Center in downtown Houghton houses the offices of Human Relations, Vice President for Research and other departments.
Faculty are involved in several distance education programs with clients such as General Motors.
The Portage Lake Golf Course opened for play in April 1902. In 1945 the members could no longer support the needs of the course and sold it to Michigan Tech for one dollar. Since then many improvements have been made such as the addition of another nine holes in 1969. Then in 1984 the new clubhouse was constructed. In 1996 a sprinkler system was installed to modernize the course and keep it playable. The Portage Lake Golf Course is located two miles (3 km) southeast of campus.
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