My daughter and her friends have ventured all sorts of places using public transportation. A regional pass is given to students as part of their fees. It gets them to the airport, downtown, a huge shopping mall, several large movie theatres, rock and roll hall of fame, sports stadiums. Really anywhere she’d want to go, the pass has worked. There are busses to some areas and a metro-subway like train (RTA?) to others (including the airport). She definitely did not need a car, in my opinion, at least for year 1. There are a lot of places to explore in Cleveland. Tons of things to do.