Visitor Information

Alma College welcomes visitors at all times of the year.

Located in a community of 10,000, the College features a walkable campus with historic and contemporary buildings. With plenty of places to eat, sleep and play, this mid-Michigan area offers residents and visitors alike entertainment and activities sure to fulfill everyone’s interests.

Scottish pipe bands are one featured element during the Highland Festival, which is held on the Alma College campus during Memorial Day weekend

Area communities feature festivals celebrating Scottish heritage, blues music and maple syrup. A nearby casino and resort brings in big-name entertainers, and local symphonies, theatre troupes and artist guilds provide cultural offerings reminiscent of larger cities.

 

Since 2003, Alma College students have been awarded 43 prestigious nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships, including 22 Fulbright scholarships. Alma’s Nationally Competitive Scholarship Committee identifies and nurtures exceptional candidates for postgraduate awards.

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Student Profile

Cory Townes

Cory Townes
Graduation: 2014
Major: Physics

Livonia junior Cory Townes didn’t need to be on campus for more than a few weeks to know that energy, mass and force would drive the momentum of his college career.

With a passion for problem solving, physics is his major of choice.

“Solving problems is satisfying, and physics is all about solving problems,” he says. “It’s a lot of fun working on a tough problem and then finding the solution.”

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