Courses have been offered in Jackson, Michigan since the 1970s.[31] Course catalog records show courses have been offered at the Kresge Environmental Center dating back to at least 1976.[32] EMU has held courses in Flint and Traverse City since 1987.[33] EMU-Livonia began offering courses in 2000.[34][35] In 2001, EMU-Detroit opened.[36] EMU opened its Monroe location in 2002.[37] The last off-campus site, EMU-Brighton, opened in 2003.[38] EMU and Grand Valley State University offers a joint doctoral program in Educational Leadership at the Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Eberhard Center facility is part of the GVSU downtown campus.[39] This location is sometimes referred to as EMU-Grand Rapids but is not officially listed as a university site.