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Photo credit: Kalamazoo Valley Community College Learn more at a special event hosted by Kalamazoo Valley Community College Adults ages 21 to 24 now have the opportunity to earn a tuition-free degree or certificate through the Michigan Reconnect Expansion at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Eligible Michigan residents 25 and older may still enroll as part […]

Photo caption: Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the prestigious international honor society for two-year colleges, inducting new members at a ceremony. High school students who are exploring college options are invited to attend the 2023 Greater Kalamazoo Area College Night Oct. 9 at Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Texas Township Campus. Co-sponsored […]

Photo caption: Involving students who are veterans at Kalamazoo Valley Community College was important to the college when it held a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of 9/11. The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency has once again named Kalamazoo Valley Community College a Veteran-Friendly School, with gold-level status, and certified the college as an official Veteran Connector […]

Photo caption: Students can enroll for fall classes, meet with an advisor, and receive financial aid assistance at Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s “Get it Done” events this summer. Introduction to Cyber Security, Inclusive Practices in Elementary Education, and Health Careers Chemistry are a just a few of the new courses available for the Fall 2023 […]

Photo caption: Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Valley Hub employees Hristina Petrovska, food systems program coordinator, and Claire Michael, food hub flex tech, display some of the fresh vegetables that are ready for processing. The Food Innovation Center at Kalamazoo Valley Community College was recently awarded $3.2 million in federal funding to provide local food to […]

Photo caption: Kalamazoo Valley Community College students love the library at the Texas Township Campus, as its wall of glass windows overlook a picturesque wooded area. Kalamazoo Valley Community College invites graduating high school seniors and adult learners to a FREE three-week summer program called the Valley Advantage. Students who attend can earn up to […]

Photo caption: The Mental Health Fair augments the Kalamazoo Valley Museum’s mental health exhibit currently on display. The museum prides itself on hosting topical community events, like the one pictured here and the upcoming fair. A one-of-a-kind Mental Health Fair approaching mind wellness from multiple angles comes to the Kalamazoo Valley Museum on Saturday, May […]

Photo caption: Kalamazoo Valley Community College offers certificate programs in more than 50 areas of study and associate degrees in 60 others. Together with the nearly 1,000 community colleges across the country, Kalamazoo Valley Community College will celebrate Community College Month in April. This month-long campaign was designed to improve awareness about the economic, academic, […]

Photo Caption: The Foodways Symposium holds an outdoor festival with food vendors, cooking demonstrations and music on April 15 in downtown Kalamazoo at Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Food and Innovation Center. Mark your calendars for the 2023 Kalamazoo Foodways Symposium! This annual community celebration of the history and heritage of food and food systems in […]

Photo Caption: Kalamazoo Valley Community College recently held its first-ever ValleyHUB Summit, which will be annual event. More than 70 farmers, food producers, food service directors and buyers, community and state partners, and stakeholders recently gathered at Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Texas Township campus to connect, learn, and share. The inaugural ValleyHUB Summit created an […]

Photo Caption: Instructors Tom Sutton, left, and Lief Doezema, far right, of Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Wind Turbine Academy, trained Huynh Bao (third from right) and his Vietnamese colleagues. Growing up in Vietnam, Huynh Bao never imagined that his first trip to the United States would have him scaling a 300-foot wind turbine in Kalamazoo, […]

Photo Caption: Kalamazoo Valley Community College has added another online course to its cannabis workforce training offerings (Photo credit: Shutterstock). Expanding on its popular workforce cannabis training program, Kalamazoo Valley Community College recently announced that it will offer an online medical cannabis education course. Through a unique partnership with Medical Cannabis Mentor, a leader in […]