UW-Manitowoc, which is one of the 13 freshman-sophomore transfer institutions of the University of Wisconsin, is located on 40 beautiful acres along the shore of Lake Michigan on the southeast side of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  With the completion of major renovations and the addition of a performing arts building, UW-Manitowoc now has three, connected, multi-functional buildings, housing classrooms, science and computer laboratories, a student commons and cafeteria, a gymnasium, a 350-seat theatre, and library.  The campus serves over 650 students from the surrounding counties in a college environment that provides for small classes and individualized student attention.  Manitowoc, along with the adjacent community of Two Rivers, creates a population of approximately 50,000 people.  It is a rural area but within easy driving distances of the urban centers of Green Bay and Milwaukee.