Southfield

Southfield, Michigan is a suburb on the northwest side of Detroit. The main branch of the River Rouge runs through Southfield. Several freeway exchanges and SMART local and regional bus lines give residents easy access to the greater Detroit metropolitan area. Southfield is one of the Detroit area’s primary commercial centers. It has over twenty six million square feet of commercial office space, which is more than the space in Detroit’s central business district. Built in 1954, the Northland Center in Southfield was the country’s first suburban shopping mall. Southfield has a skyline of tall commercial and residential buildings that rivals many cities of much larger size. Southfield has an excellent public school system and is home to eight colleges and universities. Southfield has a large Civic Center complex and many municipal parks and recreation facilities, encompassing over seven hundred acres of parkland. With a diversified economy and fine public facilities, Southfield is an appealing place to live, work, and go to school.

Educational and Career Opportunities in Southfield

Colleges in Southfield offer students programs in every field to prepare them for careers in Southfield and the Detroit metropolitan area. Southfield colleges are ideally located for students to be able to enjoy the fine public spaces and cultural facilities in town and to find entertainment, cultural enrichment and internship opportunities throughout the Detroit area. Dozens of Fortune 500 companies have offices in Southfield. Among them are the Lear Corporation and Electronic Data Systems. As the center of America’s automotive industry, the Detroit area offers many opportunities in engineering, manufacturing, finance and marketing related to automobile development and sales. Southfield colleges work closely with representatives of government and industry to keep their programs relevant to students looking for careers in the modern economy. Degrees from colleges in Southfield show prospective employers that applicants are prepared to contribute in all aspects of Detroit’s dynamic economy.