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.

 

In the more than 125 years since its founding, Alma College has stayed true to its roots by keeping its Scottish heritage alive. Today, Alma features a marching band clad in kilts, a Scottish dance troupe, a competitive pipe band and its own tartan. Each year, the College hosts the Alma Highland Festival and Games, which feature traditional Scottish games and revelry.

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Student Profile

George Brittain

George Brittain
Graduation: 2013
Major: German

Having already traveled to the country twice, George Brittain says what makes it great is “das deutsche Volk”—the people!.

The German major spent five weeks in Cologne, where his family knew missionaries who could introduce him to the city and culture. On another trip, he stayed in the small town of Kusel while completing a three-month internship.

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