While Many Students are Leaving, Some are Staying as Well

While there are many students who are deciding to flee away from Michigan, others are finding job opportunities here and sticking around. Some students who are headed to graduating from colleges across the state and deciding what's next, staying in Michigan is definitely in their plans. Some students are deciding to stick around for many reasons such as career opportunities, being closer to family and some people enjoy the weather and change of seasons of Michigan. Though "Michigan has had a bad decade," there has still been some increase of change, Charles Ballard, a Michigan State Professor and expert in economics said. Some students feel it is important to stick around and build up cities, like Detroit, so that they can become more vibrant. The city of Detroit, downtown specifically, is engaging in a build up as well, tearing down old and building up new. Could this be the first step to getting more people moving back than many more moving away?