Article Author: Kalamazoo Valley Community College

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 […]

Photo caption: Sara Tanis, Ph.D., heads Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s new sustainable horticulture program. Students interested in learning how to manage landscapes and greenhouses in a way that can improve environments and reduce the impacts of climate change will soon have the opportunity thanks to a new sustainable horticulture program being launched at Kalamazoo Valley […]

Photo caption: Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the prestigious international honor society for two-year colleges, recently inducted new members at a ceremony. High school students who are exploring college options are invited to attend the 2022 Greater Kalamazoo Area College Night Oct. 17 at Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Texas Township Campus. […]

Photo caption: A student in Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s new Practical Nurse Certificate Program checks the vitals of a simulated patient. Beginning in the Fall 2022 semester, Kalamazoo Valley Community College will offer a new health career program with the launch of the Practical Nurse Certificate Program. Upon successful completion of all coursework, the graduate […]

Photo Caption: Kalamazoo Valley Community College Culinary Operations Manager Chef Lucas McFarland will be among the chefs cooking during the Opportunities for Education fundraising event. Good food, beer and wine and a good cause are all on the menu during the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation’s Opportunities for Education Scholarship Fundraising event on Thursday, Sept. […]

Photo Caption: A play about Henrietta Lacks, depicted in this portrait by Grand Rapids artist Jamari Taylor, will be staged Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum. Did you know we can thank a woman with links to Kalamazoo for many of the medical breakthroughs in modern times, including the COVID vaccine? […]

Photo caption: Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s students show off their creations after winning Grand National Champion at the 2022 U.S. Open College Beer Championship in Oxford, Ohio. Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s sustainable brewing students continue to gain recognition for their superior craft beers. At the 2022 U.S. Open College Beer Championship in Oxford, Ohio, the […]

Photo caption: Middle school-aged students enjoy a summer drone camp at Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Texas Township Campus. Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s expanded community collaborations is connecting hundreds of youngsters this summer with the world of higher education in fun and educational ways both on-and off-campus. More than 300 students alone have participated in college […]

Photo caption: Rachel Bair shows state agricultural director Gary McDowell around Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Food Innovation Center and Culinary and Allied Health Building.   Representatives from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), formerly the Department of Agriculture, recently visited Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Food Innovation Center and Culinary and Allied Health […]

Photo caption: Brian Murray, an automotive instructor at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, said repair shops and car dealers often contact the college for employees.   Kalamazoo Valley Community College has been training the area’s automotive professionals since the college first opened in 1966. “We’re preparing students to be auto technicians, parts people, service writers, automotive […]

CAPTION: Local students enjoy one of the 14 activity stations that are part of the “Wonder Media: Ask the Questions!” exhibit.   A new exhibit at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum provides a fun way to explore the skills necessary to navigate an increasingly important issue: spotting false information in whatever form it may appear, from […]