Houghton, MI Area Scholarships
Houghton
Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,708. It is the county seat of Houghton County. It has been listed as one of the "100 Best Small Towns in America."
Houghton is sometimes confused with, or thought to be close to, Houghton Lake; the latter is actually located in the state's Lower Peninsula. Due to its location in the northwestern portion of the Upper Peninsula, Houghton is isolated from the state's most populous areas. It is farther to drive from Houghton to Detroit, Michigan, than it is from Detroit to Washington, DC. It takes several fewer hours to travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, or Minneapolis, Minnesota, from Houghton than it does to travel to Detroit.
Houghton was named after Houghton County, which was named after Douglass Houghton, an American geologist and physician, primarily known for his exploration of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan.
The area lends itself to a wide variety of outdoor sports, both winter (ice hockey, Nordic and Alpine skiing, figure skating, and snowmobiling) and summer (trail running, hiking, camping, river and sea kayaking, sailing, windsurfing and road and mountain biking).
Houghton, MI Scholarships
Name | Amount | Deadline |
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HORIZON Scholarship | Up to $7,500 | May 11, 2018 |
Michigan Nurses Foundation Scholarship | $1,000 | July 31, 2018 |
Schools in and around Houghton, MI
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Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $1,920 average out-state tuition; $1,920 average in-state tuition |
Finlandia University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $19,398 average out-state tuition; $19,398 average in-state tuition |
Michigan Technological University
Four or more years; Public; $25,710 average out-state tuition; $12,615 average in-state tuition |
Northern Michigan University
Four or more years; Public; $12,504 average out-state tuition; $7,776 average in-state tuition |
Gogebic Community College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $4,898 average out-state tuition; $3,968 average in-state tuition |
Nicolet Area Technical College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $4,027 average out-state tuition; $2,684 average in-state tuition |
Northland International University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $11,990 average out-state tuition; $11,990 average in-state tuition |
Popular Majors in Houghton
- Mechanical Engineering
- Business Administration and Management
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Biology
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Mathematics
- Forestry
- Mechanical Engineering Technician
- System Administration
- Materials Engineering
- Physics
- Construction Management
- Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technician
- Social Science
- Civil Engineering Technician