Graduate of first Dental Hygiene class at KCC retires after working more than 40 years in Battle Creek

Retired dental hygienist Gail James, left, sits in her exam room at Battle Creek’s Halonen Family Dentistry with patient Kevin Rabineau, Dean of Arts and Sciences and Regional Education at KCC. James, who was a member of KCC’s first graduating Dental Hygiene class in 1972, saw Rabineau as her last patient before officially retiring from Halonen on Jan. 28. She’d worked as a dental hygienist at the practice since 1981.

Applications for KCC’s 2016-17 Dental Hygiene Program are available now! For more information, visit www.kellogg.edu/dentalhygiene. – # – You could say Gail James puts the dental in coincidental. Working as a receptionist for a dentist in the summer following her high school graduation,… Continue Reading

KCC apprenticeship programs featured in Huffington Post article

A KCC employee welds at the RMTC campus in Battle Creek.

Jan. 6 was a big day for Kellogg Community College in digital media: In addition to posting one of the most popular posts in KCC Facebook history, KCC was featured in a Huffington Post article about apprenticeship programs. The article, “Apprenticeship Programs… Continue Reading

Call for submissions: KCC seeking submissions from Graphic Design alumni by Jan. 14 for exhibit

A photo of the Eleanor R. and Robert A. DeVries Gallery in KCC's Davidson Center.

Kellogg Community College is looking for work from KCC Graphic Design Program alumni to feature in an upcoming art exhibit. If you’re a former KCC Graphic Design Program student and you’re interested in participating, KCC professor Penny Rose is accepting submissions (graphic design/commercial… Continue Reading

Bruin Bookstore’s Annual December Sale offers 20% off KCC items

A collage of photos featuring KCC-branded items and apparel on sale at KCC's Bruin Bookstore.

The Kellogg Community College Bruin Bookstore’s Annual December Sale is underway now and will run through Tuesday, Dec. 22. During the sale, all KCC-branded apparel and gift items will be 20 percent off store-wide; KCC employees will get 30 percent off by presenting… Continue Reading

KCC Criminal Justice, EMS instructors trained on new Emergency Driving Simulators

An EMS faculty member trains on a new driving simulator.

By Dr. Chet Dalski KCC EMS Education Director Instructors in Kellogg Community College’s Criminal Justice and Emergency Medical Services programs received instructor training on new FAAC Emergency Driving Simulators Nov. 18 through 20. The 24-hour train-the-trainer program taught the instructors how to use… Continue Reading