KCC, BACC train for the future with new robotics, mechatronics equipment in Coldwater

High school senior Kyle Myers holds a tablet-sized controller at the BACC as fellow senior Nick Pierucki points at the screen, giving instructions.

It’s a rainy Thursday morning in Coldwater, and a trio of high school seniors inside the Branch Area Careers Center huddles around a large plexiglass box. Kyle Myers, of Reading High School, holds a tablet-sized controller as Nick Pierucki, of… Continue Reading

Clemens Food Group, KCC, BACC to host Robotics/Mechatronics Open House June 23

The robotics area of the Branch Area Careers Center in Coldwater.

Clemens Food Group, Kellogg Community College and the Branch Area Careers Center are jointly hosting a Robotics/Mechatronics Open House this month to showcase new training equipment and career opportunities related to the creation of hundreds of new jobs in the… Continue Reading

KCC Dental Clinic upgrades include new patient chairs, improved workflow

KCC Dental Hygiene student Alexis Kosten works on “patient” and Dental Hygiene student Addie Etelamaki during class in KCC’s Dental Hygiene Clinic.

Editor’s note: The following article first appeared on page 4 of the May 12, 2016, edition of the Battle Creek Shopper News. Kellogg Community College students and community members alike are benefiting from the most significant upgrades to the college’s… Continue Reading

New training equipment adds value for Industrial Electricity/Electronics students at KCC

PLC trainers installed for student use at KCC's RMTC.

Among the more than $2 million Kellogg Community College received for updates to select occupational programs via the state’s Community College Skilled Trades Equipment Program (CCSTEP) last year was nearly $290,000 for new equipment for KCC’s Industrial Electricity/Electronics Program. The… Continue Reading

KCC Radiography Program updates lab with new state-of-the-art X-ray machine

KCC Radiography students Ashley Ledford and Joshua Pitchure demonstrate the use of the program's new X-ray machine, while Radiography student Jennifer Whitaker acts as their patient.

Kellogg Community College received more than $2 million for updates to select occupational programs at the College via the state’s Community College Skilled Trades Equipment Program last year, and among the package of CCSTEP resources were funds for a new… Continue Reading

KCC assessment trainers help improve hiring process for local manufacturers

Shane Bresson, HVAC-R and Pipefitting instructor at Kellogg Community College, demonstrates one of the College’s new assessment trainers, which measures mechanical aptitude.

A batch of new assessment machines installed at Kellogg Community College’s Regional Manufacturing Technology Center shows promise at taking some of the guesswork out of the hiring process for local manufacturers. For companies looking to hire skilled workers in the… Continue Reading

KCC adds $2.1 million in new equipment to enhance student training

The Regional Manufacturing Technology Center

A year after receiving $2.1 million to purchase equipment to facilitate and enhance its workforce training programs, Kellogg Community College has incorporated dozens of major, state-of-the-art equipment additions into student health, law enforcement and manufacturing programs at the College. Funding… 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