Colleges in Portage Michigan

County: Kalamazoo

Elevation: 880 feet

Land Area: 32.2 square miles

Population Density: 1433 people per square mile

Population: 46,133

Population change since 2000: 2.80%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (89.6%), Black (3.7%), Hispanic (1.9%), Two or more races (1.8%), American Indian (0.9%), Asian Indian (0.9%), Chinese (0.7%), Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries (City): German (25.8%), English (14.3%), Irish (12.9%), Dutch (12.0%), Polish (6.3%), United States (5.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kalamazoo, MI (4.8 miles , pop. 77,145)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (81.8 miles , pop. 205,727)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (110.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: Kalamazoo, MI (2.2 miles ), Westwood, MI (2.6 miles ), Eastwood, MI (2.6 miles ), Vicksburg, MI (2.6 miles ), Schoolcraft, MI (2.6 miles ), Parchment, MI (2.8 miles ), Comstock Northwest, MI (2.9 miles ), Greater Galesburg, MI (3.1 miles )

Amtrak station near Portage: 6 miles: KALAMAZOO (459 N. BURDICK ST.)

Portage Compared to State Average:

Median household income above state average.

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

High school or higher: 92.60%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.80%

Graduate or professional degree: 13.50%

Colleges/Universities in Portage:

CHIC UNIVERSITY OF COSMETOLOGY

Full-time enrollment: 55, Location: 6136 S WESTNEDGE AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: WWW.CHICUNIVERSITY.COM

KALAMAZOO BEAUTY ACADEMY DBA WRIGHT BEAUTY ACADEMY

FT enrollment: 35, Location: 6666 LOVERS LN, Private, for-profit

KAL-AERO

Location: 5605 PORTAGE RD, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Portage:

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

about 5 miles, KALAMAZOO, MI, Full-time enrollment: 23,132

KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 7 miles, KALAMAZOO, MI, FT enrollment: 5,017

KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 23 miles, BATTLE CREEK, MI, FT enrollment: 2,824

HOPE COLLEGE

about 47 miles, HOLLAND, MI, FT enrollment: 2,918

CALVIN COLLEGE

about 50 miles, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, FT enrollment: 4,148

AQUINAS COLLEGE

about 51 miles, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, FT enrollment: 2,022

GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 53 miles, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, FT enrollment: 7,590