Lego robotics class at RMTC ‘completely blows your mind’

Ask 13-year-old Patrick Carattini what career field he wants to go into when he’s older, and the answer might surprise you. On a recent afternoon, the Battle Creek youth didn’t bat an eye when talking about a future in genetics… Continue Reading

KCC’s Choral Union departs for Ireland for first international tour

When Gerald Blanchard took the helm of Kellogg Community College’s three residential college ensembles eight years ago and decided to start a touring program, he asked his students how many of them had ever left Michigan and was shocked to see… Continue Reading

Local anesthesia injections included as part of KCC’s Dental Hygiene Program instruction

Few people are as adept at giving shots as Jessie Mullins is at getting them. The Kellogg Community College sophomore has volunteered to be the test patient for more than 30 local anesthesia injections given by fellow students in the college’s… Continue Reading

KCC’s men’s basketball team helps kids learn skills at camps

Adding a second four-week session to his popular basketball Skills and Fundamentals Teaching Camps for kids last year was an easy decision for Kellogg Community College’s head basketball coach Melvin McKnight: He says he was forced to. “The parents told me… Continue Reading

KCC student profile: Scholar Athlete Ashley Nearpass

After four years of softball at Jackson High School, Ashley Nearpass wasn’t ready to give up the game. After two more years of gameplay for Kellogg Community College, she still isn’t. “Being around all the girls and just having that… Continue Reading

KCC student profile: Scholar Athlete Addison Webb

Addison Webb came to Kellogg Community College for the quality of the baseball program, and he hasn’t been disappointed. The Bruins won the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 2011 Region XII Baseball District Championship Webb’s freshman year and went on… Continue Reading

KCC students volunteer at Food Bank for Bruins Give Back

A half dozen volunteers from Kellogg Community College visited the Food Bank of South Central Michigan last Friday to help out as part of the final Bruins Give Back event of the semester. The volunteers opened boxes of Special K cereal… Continue Reading

Elementary education at KCC: New associates degree program offers cost savings, defined career path

Kellogg Community College students considering a career in elementary education now have the opportunity to pursue the first two years of their elementary education degree as part of a coordinated associates degree program designed for easy transfer to four-year schools. Dawn… Continue Reading

KCC’s Choral Union to host ‘Spaghetti Spectacular’ at Barista Blues Cafe on April 14

Italian food and Irish music may have little in common, but they’ll be working together for a common cause at Battle Creek’s Barista Blues Café this month when Kellogg Community College’s Choral Union hosts a concert there to raise funds… Continue Reading