(Washington D.C.)- U.S. Rep. Sander Levin (D-Royal Oak) welcomed a key recommendation of a blue ribbon Commission appointed by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and an independent report developed by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), a leading higher education policy research group, that a 4-year public institution of higher learning be established in Macomb County. The Commission and the Institute had analyzed higher education attainment in the County and the need for a four-year public institution.

"We must move quickly to achieving a 4-year university within Macomb, and every step along that path must be building toward that goal," said Levin. "A 4-year institution is both important to the residents of Macomb and economic development in the region."

The reports by the Commission and the Institute followed the work of the 12th District Congressional Advisory Committee on Higher Education in Macomb County, which was established by U.S. Rep. Levin to facilitate discussions, meetings and other activities on the challenges of higher education and the establishment of a 4-year public institution in Macomb. Levin served as the liaison between the Governor's Commission and the independent study.

Click here to view the Report by the Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth in Macomb County

Click here to view the Independent IHEP Report

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