Corrections officers in Michigan can complete education requirements tuition-free at KCC as part of new Michigan Corrections Officer Grant Program

A close up photo of a hand holding handcuffs.

Area corrections officers could earn up to 15 college credits tuition-free at Kellogg Community College as part of a new state program designed to help officers meet the education requirements for their profession. The Michigan Department of Corrections requires corrections… Continue Reading

KCC offering Medical First Responder training in Coldwater starting Jan. 18

Kellogg Community College’s Public Safety Education Department is offering a Medical First Responder course in Coldwater starting in January. The course, designated EMT C200-60, will run from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays Jan. 18 through March 10 at… Continue Reading

KCC offering EMT Basic training in Coldwater starting May 17

The KCC EMS Program ambulance, parked outside the Lane-Thomas Building.

Kellogg Community College this summer is offering all the training required to pursue a Basic Emergency Medical Technician license at the College’s Grahl Center campus in Coldwater. KCC’s Basic EMT Certificate Program is a 12.5-credit training program that this summer… Continue Reading

KCC Public Safety Education Department raises $3,927 for Special Olympics via Kalamazoo Polar Plunge

A KCC Police Academy cadet jumps into a pool during a polar plunge event in 2017.

Students and employees from Kellogg Community College’s Public Safety Education Department raised $3,927 for Special Olympics Michigan via donations collected as part of the Kalamazoo Polar Plunge this past weekend. More than 25 students and employees from the College’s Police… Continue Reading

KCC Police Academy, EMS students raising funds for Special Olympics via Feb. 22 Polar Plunge

A KCC Police Academy cadet jumps into a pool during a polar plunge event in 2017.

Kellogg Community College Police Academy cadets, Emergency Medical Services students and KCC employees will take their annual plunge into icy winter waters this month for an event to raise funds for Special Olympics Michigan. The charity jump is part of… Continue Reading

KCC to offer Basic EMT training in Coldwater

Pictured, from left to right, are KCC Basic EMT Program alumni and current Paramedic Program students Kristen Jaskiw, Abigail Sanger and Josh Turner.

Beginning next semester, Branch County residents can complete all the training needed to earn a Basic Emergency Medical Technician Certificate at Kellogg Community College’s Grahl Center campus in Coldwater. The Grahl Center campus is located at 125 Seeley St., and… Continue Reading

KCC to host Battle Creek Community Run 5K for Special Olympics Oct. 25

A group photo of participants in the 2014 Law Enforcement Torch Run.

The Kellogg Community College Police Academy will again join area police departments to participate in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run – this year dubbed the 2019 Battle Creek Community Run – to benefit Special Olympics Michigan. Registration and sign-in… Continue Reading

Marshall Area Fire Fighters Ambulance Authority donates ambulance to KCC EMS Program, provides paramedic scholarships

Pictured are KCC and MAFFAA officials with the donated and newly refurbished ambulance on the left. From left to right are MAFFAA Basic EMTs Kristen Jaskiw and Abigail Sanger, KCC EMS Education Faculty Coordinator Clark Imus, KCC Public Safety Education Director Rob Miller, MAFFAA Executive Director Mark Burke, MAFFAA Operations Manager Nick Smith and MAFFAA Basic EMT Josh Turner.

Kellogg Community College’s Emergency Medical Services students have more training opportunities on campus thanks to the donation of an ambulance from the Marshall Area Fire Fighters Ambulance Authority. The MAFFAA has also committed funds for scholarships to put three of… Continue Reading