Battling the high cost of college: Local, state and federal programs making college more affordable than ever

An image of a person with a sword about to fight a minotaur, with the entire image made out of cut-up money.

Ask any prospective student why they aren’t attending college and chief among their reasons is often some form of: it’s expensive. But an increasing number of opportunities offered via local, state and federal funding are making a college education more… Continue Reading

Q&A with “outstanding” award-winning KCC grad Sarah Stallings

Sarah Stallings

Sarah Stallings, 45, of Battle Creek, graduated from KCC this past spring with certificates and Associate of Applied Science degrees in Administrative Assistant and Business Management. Stallings graduated as the 2024 Outstanding Workforce Development Division Graduate – Part-Time Student and… Continue Reading

Q&A with 2015 alumnus Joseph Marah, who plans to run for president in Sierra Leone

Joseph Marah

Joseph Marah, 31, currently of Mount Pleasant, graduated from KCC in 2015 with three degrees: an Associate in Arts, Associate in General Studies and Associate in Global and International Studies. Today he’s enrolled as a fifth-year senior at Central Michigan… Continue Reading