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Ben Mitchell

Ben Mitchell
Mechanical Engineering '06

Ben Mitchell grew up in a devout household in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan where emphasis was placed on helping others. He traveled with his father to places such as Kenya and Peru on short-term medical missions. When he was in Kenya, a missionary explained that engineers have the greatest potential to influence the largest number of people. During high school, Ben participated in a youth mission trip to Tijuana. A result of the mission trips, his family decided to adopt three Vietnamese children when he was a junior.

All of these experiences had a great influence on Ben’s outlook on life. He decided to major in mechanical engineering and enrolled at Lake Superior State University. Near the end of his senior year, he decided to volunteer for the Peace Corps to help others.

His two-year commitment began in the fall of 2007 and took Ben to Burkina Faso in western Africa. He resides in the village of Tansila, population 3,000, approximately 10 km from the Mali border. His host organization is the local cotton growers union. It works cooperatively with other villages to improve and expand their production techniques. He serves as an agribusiness advisor as a part of the Small Enterprise Development program which helps create market linkages and assists with the advancement of business skills.

Tuition Costs, Room and Board, & Fees

Lake Superior State University is one of the most affordable public universities in Michigan. The University is committed to keeping costs as low as possible, providing an excellent education at an affordable price.

Loan/Cost Estimator ToolWhen comparing costs with other universities, LSSU offers a flat tuition rate for those taking 12 to 17 credits. This means you can take 17 credit hours for the price of 12,a savings of over $3,860 per year, and over $15,440 in four years!*

 

*based on 2011-2012 tuition and fees


2011-2012

The following costs are for the 2011-2012 academic year and are based on full-time (a minimum of 12 credit hours for undergraduate) attendance for each semester. All costs are subject to change.Your charges may also include fees for special courses, athletic fee, vehicle registrations, etc., not shown.

To view the cost of attendance figures used by the Financial Aid Office to calculate your financial aid budget, please click here.

Schedule of tuition and fees

Schedules effective Fall 2011 - Summer 2012.
Tuition
 

Per Semester

Per Credit Hour
Resident
- Undergraduate (12-17 credits)
$ 4,632.00
$ 386.00
- Graduate
n/a
$ 445.00
Midwest Consortium*
- Undergraduate
$ 6,948.00
$ 579.00
Non-resident
- Undergraduate
$ 6,948.00
$ 579.00
* Residents of Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Indiana and North Dakota.

 

Room and Board
 

Fall Semester

Spring Semester
Total
Regular room
$ 4,292.00
$ 4,027.00
$ 8,319.00
Private room or semi-private apartment
$ 4,989.00
$ 4,680.00
$ 9,669.00
Private room in 2 bdrm, 3 bdrm, or townhouse
$ 5,195.00
$ 4,874.00
$ 10,069.00
Private apartment
$ 5,458.00
$ 5,121.00
$ 10,579.00
*All options listed include meal plan and $43.00 environmental fee.

Additional fees include:

  • $125 Athletic Fee - one-time fee charged to all new, undergraduate, degree-seeking students (excluding teacher education interns, students with internship/practicums off-campus, dual enrolled students and Regional Center and other distance education student. The fee is assessed once and permits access to all regular session athletic events based on space available for up to six years as long as the student is enrolled.
  • $50 Student Activity/Media Fee - a fee approved by the students to go toward paying for student entertainment and programming.

In addition to the standard fees listed here, your charges may also include fees for special courses, vehicle registrations, etc., not shown. View all student fees.

Nationally Recognized

Brittany Currie

Second Place
Lake Superior State University
“Mobile Robotics Workcell – Using Robotics to Lure Young Minds to Manufacturing Engineering.”  

First Place
University of Florida, Gainesville

Third Place
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

2006 ASME International Conference of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Student Manufacturing Design Competition

October 9, 2006
Ypsilanti, Michigan

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