Nursing grad Alyssa Wilkerson is fighting on the front lines against coronavirus as a critical care nurse at Bronson Battle Creek

KCC Nursing grad and Bronson Battle Creek nurse Alyssa Wilkerson.

Nursing grad Alyssa Wilkerson is fighting on the front lines against coronavirus as a critical care nurse at Bronson Battle Creek

Simon A. Thalmann Apr 2, 2020

Alyssa Wilkerson graduated from the Kellogg Community College Nursing Program in 2017 and went on to earn her Bachelor of…

KCC Nursing grad Suzette Venturini says KCC prepared her for the fight against coronavirus

Simon A. Thalmann Mar 31, 2020

Suzette Venturini graduated from KCC’s Nursing Program in 2019 and is now a registered nurse with Henry Ford Allegiance Health…

KCC Nursing graduate Fernanda Rivera on working in the ICU during the coronavirus outbreak: “The training happens when you hit the floors”

Simon A. Thalmann Mar 30, 2020

As tens of millions of nurses around the world fight on the front lines of the current coronavirus outbreak, the…

KCC Nursing graduate Cierra Landon talks about life as a nurse in the age of coronavirus: “There is faith in humanity”

Simon A. Thalmann Mar 27, 2020

Cierra Landon graduated from the Kellogg Community College Nursing Program in 2017, and today she works as a registered nurse…

Early college, Marshall grad Parker Towell wins full-tuition President’s Scholarship to SVSU

Simon A. Thalmann Jun 20, 2019

At first, Parker Towell wasn’t sure she wanted to attend Kellogg Community College. Like many of her peers, she was…

Dual-enrolled student Lily Cooper graduates with two college degrees as a high school senior

Simon A. Thalmann May 21, 2019

Lily Cooper boasts some impressive statistics for a soon-to-be high school graduate. She’s ranked fifth out of 87 students in…

Alumna Amber Hartlerode to graduate with a Bachelor of Social Work from WMU in June, pursue master’s degree this fall

Simon A. Thalmann Mar 26, 2019

Kellogg Community College first profiled alumna Amber Hartlerode in a series of YouTube videos in August 2017, as well as…

Dual-enrolled KCC student and Hastings senior Andres Carmona

After dual enrolling at KCC, Andres Carmona is pursuing bachelor’s, master’s degrees at Lawrence Tech

Simon A. Thalmann Mar 11, 2019

Kellogg Community College first profiled Andres Carmona in 2016 in a post on the KCC Daily and in a series…

Harper Creek senior Hailey Peguero to graduate high school with 36 college credits

Simon A. Thalmann Mar 8, 2019

Kellogg Community College first profiled student Hailey Peguero as part of the College’s ongoing KCC Stories series back in 2017.…

KCC alumnus Joseph Lin poses in the library as a student in 2015.

Alumnus Joseph Lin is studying to be a fashion designer in New York City

Simon A. Thalmann Mar 7, 2019

Way back in December 2015, Kellogg Community College profiled Joseph Lin, then a student worker in the College’s Emory Morris…

PTA alumna Casie Parker is a working professional passionate about her career

Simon A. Thalmann Mar 7, 2019

Two years ago this month, Kellogg Community College profiled Physical Therapist Assistant student Casie Parker as part of the College’s…

KCC student Melina Tindol wants to meet “the global need for change”

Simon A. Thalmann Nov 20, 2018

Kellogg Community College student Melina Tindol has seen the world, and now she wants to change it. Tindol left home…

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Simon A. Thalmann Nov 19, 2025

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