Studied at Kettering University. It was a wonderful university to study anything science related. Excellent professors with compassion and a rocking cool library and cafe on campus. The staff always seemed dedicated. They went the distance to make my undergrad education a good one. I eventually got another degree after that at another school, but will always fondly remember the days that I was a student at Kettering.
It is very expensive and has always been that way. I'm still paying loans to this day from college. They do, however, have a good level of scholarships and assistance in the financial aid department. Financial aid is something every student at Kettering seems to get.
Greek life is a big deal here. I was not into that and there is some overly strong emphasis on it, but that is my only negative impression of Kettering. They do have lots of fun activities and the sororities and fraternities are a big part of the neighborhood. The streets nearby have many rental houses earmarked only for sorority/fraternity students or just Kettering undergrads and grad students now. It has become their neighborhood. When I was a student here, I lived in a rental house with some roommates just down the street and didn't consider the dorms after freshman year. They have a lot to offer students who are looking at rental housing, frat/sorority student houses, and dorms.
The campus is safe, just like University of Michigan-Flint, Mott and Baker. The downtown university campuses, like UM and Kettering are the most safe and anyone saying otherwise is a liar and has probably never attended either school. The neighborhood for Kettering is good, with lots of family homes, small businesses and is near the former Chevy in the Hole area now being redeveloped as Kettering research laboratories and classrooms. Campus safety officers are always nearby.
Kettering now owns Atwood Stadium, adding to the campus. I can only hope some of my kids will go here.
A very multi cultural campus with lots of international students. I learned a lot from being around students from other cultures. It was a bonus to my education. I learned to like different foods from going to school with such a diverse mix of people from Kettering. If I had not gone to school here, I might be a different person with different tastes and completely different outlook on life and I'm glad that I did. Kettering was a boon to my late teenage/early 20's. I would possibly hate chinese and middle eastern food if I had not chosen to attend school here at age 18. read more