Even though Macomb County has universities, including Wayne State , in neighboring counties, initial research shows that it needs a 4-year college, according to a county commissioner who serves on the Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth in Macomb . Commissioner Paul Gieleghem said a key finding is that 25 percent of the county's population has some college education but no college degree. Family and work commitments hinder residents' efforts to attend universities, he said, and residents could quickly finish a degree and be ready for the workforce if higher education were more readily available. The most likely way for a 4-year higher education institution to be located in Macomb County would be for another university to establish a satellite campus, Gieleghem said.