SEMCO ENERGY Gas Company establishes $235,000 Workforce Empowerment Scholarship fund for Kellogg Community College HVACR students

Pictured, from left to right, are KCC Workforce Solutions Account Manager Laura Zalle; SEMCO ENERGY Gas Company Energy Waste Reduction Manager Patrick Leahy; SEMCO ENERGY Gas Company Key Accounts Executive Aaron Pollman; KCC President Dr. Paul Watson; KCC Foundation Scholarship and Event Manager Tammy Morgan; KCC HVACR Professor Andrew Redlon; KCC Foundation Executive Director Teresa Durham; KCC Board of Trustees Secretary Patrick O’Donnell; KCC Vice President for Communications and Advancement Eric Greene; KCC Board of Trustees Trustee T.R. Shaw, Jr.; KCC Foundation Board of Directors Chair Andrew Schweitzer; KCC Chief Financial Officer Rick Scott; and KCC Foundation Board of Directors member Dr. John J.H. Schwarz.

SEMCO ENERGY Gas Company is partnering with the Kellogg Community College Foundation to offer a new scholarship program designed to increase the number of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration professionals in Michigan focused on sustainable practices. SEMCO’s new Workforce… Continue Reading

KCC Industrial Trades training locations in Albion, Battle Creek, Coldwater and Hastings

A view of the Welding Lab at the RMTC.

KCC offers Industrial Trades programming at locations across the College’s service district in Albion, Battle Creek, Coldwater and Hastings.   Learn more about Industrial Trades training at KCC on our website at kellogg.edu/industrial.  Regional Manufacturing Technology Center  405 Hill Brady Road, Battle… Continue Reading

Direct, immediate value: Trades programs at KCC offer serious opportunities for students 

An Industrial Trades student trains on equipment at the RMTC.

Kellogg Community College in October is celebrating Manufacturing Month, a monthlong celebration of all things manufacturing.   We caught up with Nathan Venske, executive director of Industrial Trades Education and Workforce Solutions at KCC, to ask him about manufacturing training opportunities… Continue Reading

Hands-on training, high-pay careers: Industrial Trades training programs at KCC 

Kellogg Community College prepares the workforce of today and tomorrow through training opportunities including nearly two dozen degrees or certificates in the Industrial Trades, listed below. Also offered are the more generalized Industrial Trades Certificate (25 credits) and the Associate… Continue Reading

The student becomes the master: Former Industrial Trades student Martin Gray is now an Industrial Electricity and Electronics instructor

Martin Gray poses in the Electricity and Electronics Lab at the RMTC.

Martin Gray, 47, of Battle Creek, is a 1994 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School who’s completed training across disciplines at KCC’s Regional Manufacturing Technology Center to help him in his career, earning credentials including an Associate of Applied… Continue Reading

KCC to celebrate Manufacturing Month in October

Kellogg Community College in October will celebrate Manufacturing Month with a series of community events and initiatives to increase awareness of the industry and the College’s various Industrial Trades training opportunities. KCC is home to several manufacturing-related programs – including… Continue Reading

Express Enrollment Event to offer fast-track services, giveaways at KCC’s RMTC March 1

Kellogg Community College will be hosting a one-stop-shop event at the College’s Regional Manufacturing Technology Center (RMTC) campus in Battle Creek March 1, when current and future students can complete the steps to sign up for Industrial Trades training. KCC’s… Continue Reading

KCC Express Enrollment Event to offer fast-track services at KCC’s Industrial Trades campus Oct. 5

Kellogg Community College will be hosting a one-stop-shop event on the College’s Industrial Trades campus in Battle Creek in October, where current and future students can complete the steps to enrollment for Industrial Trades training. KCC’s Express Enrollment Event will… Continue Reading

$100,000 DENSO North America Foundation grant funds Bruin Industrial Trades Mobile Trainer at Kellogg Community College

A group photo of KCC and DENSO representatives

Kellogg Community College recognized the DENSO North America Foundation (DNAF) during a ceremony last month on campus in Battle Creek, thanking the organization for a $100,000 grant supporting the creation of the College’s new Bruin Industrial Trades Mobile Trainer. DNAF… Continue Reading