A large $10 million expansion is planned for the extension center in the near future.
The college has three main campuses and six extension centers.
Purdue, for its part, had opened an extension center in the capital since 1946.
These classes were held at extension centers in 25 cities around the region.
Additionally, the college was established as a federal agricultural extension center.
By the 1960s, it grew readily apparent that the extension center was becoming a university in its own right.
Young Indian adults attend the local extension centers or study off the reservation.
This number has declined as some county offices have consolidated into regional extension centers.
Washtenaw offers over 1,000 credit classes and learning off campus at extension centers.
It also has five extension centers in the metro Detroit area providing access to a limited selection of courses.
