Rosler Metal Finishing donates $30,000 worth of machines for industrial trades training at KCC’s RMTC

Rosler CEO Bernhard Kerschbaum, left, and RMTC Director Tom Longman shake hands in front of a new vibratory tub finishing machine donated by Rosler.

Kellogg Community College students training for industrial trades careers at the College’s Regional Manufacturing Technology Center can add experience with state-of-the-art finishing equipment to their resumes thanks to the donation of nearly $30,000 worth of machinery from Rosler Metal Finishing.… Continue Reading

Michigan Job Challenge students train for work in KCC’s KAMA program

KAMA manufacturing students work during training at the RMTC.

See photos of some of the 24 Michigan Job Challenge students who started the Kellogg Community College Advanced Manufacturing Assembly (KAMA) Training program at KCC’s Regional Manufacturing Technology Center (RMTC) this summer in the photo gallery embedded below or view the gallery on KCC’s… Continue Reading

KCC receives $50,000 DENSO grant for new manufacturing equipment

RMTC Director Tom Longman, second from the left, accepts grant funds from DENSO representatives at the RMTC in August.

Kellogg Community College has been awarded $50,000 by the DENSO North America Foundation to purchase new manufacturing equipment to support student learning and worker training in Battle Creek. The one-year grant was awarded to the College via a DENSO Foundation… Continue Reading

Gov. Snyder announces capital outlay funding, $2.2 million for KCC

Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at the RMTC.

Gov. Rick Snyder today announced that Kellogg Community College will receive $2.2 million for renovations and upgrades at the Regional Manufacturing Technology Center, a KCC-operated facility where hundreds of students each year are trained and certified for jobs in advanced… Continue Reading

KCC’s Regional Manufacturing Technology Center: It’s about your future (VIDEO)

The Regional Manufacturing Technology Center

If you’re a hands-on learner looking for a new career, start your path at Kellogg Community College’s Regional Manufacturing Technology Center. The RMTC is home to trades and training programs that teach advanced industrial skills in high demand by employers… 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

KCC celebrates RMTC expansion, 25th anniversary of RMTC

KCC RMTC employees pose for a group photo outside at the RMTC during the groundbreaking ceremony for a new RMTC expansion Nov. 13.

Kellogg Community College broke ground Friday on a new, 8,400-square-foot expansion to the College’s Regional Manufacturing Technology Center campus in Battle Creek and celebrated the center’s 25th anniversary with several dozen business and governmental leaders from the area, as well as… Continue Reading

KCC to break ground on RMTC addition Nov. 13

The Regional Manufacturing Technology Center

Kellogg Community College and other leaders from the Battle Creek community will break ground Nov. 13 on an 8,400-square-foot expansion of the College’s Regional Manufacturing Technology Center. The groundbreaking ceremony will occur at 4 p.m. Nov. 13 at the RMTC,… Continue Reading

Manufacturing Day for high schoolers is Oct. 2 at the RMTC

A welding instructor addresses high school students during a manufacturing day at the RMTC.

Manufacturing Day is tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 2, at Kellogg Community College’s Regional Manufactuing Technology Center in Battle Creek! High schoolers from all over the region will have a chance to check out the field of manufacturing with educators, local manufacturers and… Continue Reading