KCC signs two additional MNJTP training contracts

As Kellogg Community College intensifies efforts to create a trained workforce for area employers, the college announces today that it will provide customized instruction to new employees at a pair of manufacturing companies in Battle Creek. Beginning in the next few… Continue Reading

KCC student wins Glenn Bivins ‘Apprentice of the Year’ Award

A Kellogg Community College student receiving apprenticeship training at the college’s Regional Manufacturing Technology Center is one of two individuals in the state to be awarded the Glenn Bivins Excellence in Apprenticeship Award from the Michigan Apprenticeship Steering Committee. Ronald… Continue Reading

KCC forms Bruin-Bots, a robotics competition team for youth

Kellogg Community College invites sixth- through ninth-graders from across the area to join the Bruin-Bots, a team that will build and program a competition robot as part of KCC’s Lifelong Learning Program. The team, which begins practicing Oct. 23, will be… Continue Reading

Institute for Learning in Retirement donates bench to RMTC

Members of Kellogg Community College’s Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) have donated a bench installed for students and visitors at the entrance to the colleges Regional Manufacturing Technology Center (RMTC), 405 Hill Brady Road. The plastic-coated, steel-frame bench which measures… Continue Reading

Lego robotics sumobot battles at the RMTC (video)

In the above video, students from the “Beyond Science Fiction: The World of Lego Robotics” STEM camp hosted by Kellogg Community College’s Lifelong Learning Department battle their sumobots created during camp at the Regional Manufacturing Technology Center in Battle Creek. Click… Continue Reading

Lego robotics class at RMTC ‘completely blows your mind’

Ask 13-year-old Patrick Carattini what career field he wants to go into when he’s older, and the answer might surprise you. On a recent afternoon, the Battle Creek youth didn’t bat an eye when talking about a future in genetics… Continue Reading