Kellogg Community College
Average Annual Cost
The average annual net price that a student who receives federal financial aid pays to cover expenses (e.g. tuition, living expenses, etc.) to attend the school's largest program. Net price is the program's cost of attendance minus any grants and scholarships received. For public schools, this is only the average cost for in-state students. Negative cost values indicate that the average grant/scholarship aid exceeded the cost of attendance.
Est. Student Population
Healthcare Programs
About Kellogg Community College
Kellogg Community College is a public community college in Battle Creek, Michigan with roughly 8,000 students enrolled annually across its campuses and extension centers in Battle Creek, Albion, Coldwater, and Hastings.
Kellogg Community College offers the following healthcare-related courses:
Medical Assistant
The Medical Assistant program at Kellogg Community College prepares the student to enter the career of medical assisting. The program includes a rigorous curriculum of coursework, lab and clinical education experience in the patient care departments in hospitals and other healthcare facilities preparing the student for success on the national certification exam. Medical Assistants are multi-skilled professionals trained to assist with office and clinical procedures in medical facilities and outpatient centers under the direct supervision of a healthcare provider.
Nursing Assistant
Nursing Assistant Training consists of an 80.5-hour course approved by the State of Michigan, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Students are presented with classroom, laboratory, and clinical instruction. The major emphasis is on long-term care with the integration of concepts from acute care and home health care. Classroom hours focus on theory, while laboratory hours focus on the attainment of skills that are necessary for the nursing assistant to possess. Clinical hours focus on implementing skills obtained in the laboratory and will take place in a long-term care setting.
Phlebotomy Professional
Instruction will be through lectures, activities, simulated lab, and the clinical setting. Labs include drawing blood from each other, as well as, other laboratory functions. The student will gain an understanding of the theory of laboratory procedures, as well as, a command of the skills necessary to perform accurately and efficiently in a business/hospital setting. Students will demonstrate the ability to integrate and communicate ideas and information by participating in class discussions during a routine overview of the chapter or subject matter. This course is presented as a blended learning course with in-seat, online and clinical site components.
Recent news about Kellogg Community College
The project is called the Empowering English Language Learners in Branch County initiative and the school hopes to provide these classes in the city of Coldwater, Michigan.
The $593,783 grant was awarded to the “State-wide Professional Development to Promote Active Learning in Mathematics for Michigan Community Colleges” project, a collaboration between Kellogg Community College and the Michigan Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (MichMATYC).
The $2 million grant will provide the opportunity for students to complete certain required courses in Western Michigan University’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program tuition free.
The scholarship comes from the SEMCO ENERGY Gas Company and is intended to help increase and diversify the pool of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration specialists in the state.
The KCC Foundation and Kellogg Community College have announced the names of this year’s 15 recipients of the Gold Key Scholarship, a scholarship available to incoming freshmen that provides $4,500 a year for two years.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Kellogg Community College with the Emergency Medical Services Workforce grant to cover students’ costs associated with attending the school’s Paramedic Certificate Program.
Seven Sports Management students have been granted a special designation from the Calhoun County Visitors Bureau as Certified Tourism Ambassadors to learn about the ability of local sports to attract visitors and contribute to economic growth in the area.
A new agreement will allow students transferring from Albion College from KCC to carry more credits over and streamline the application process and graduation requirements.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation awarded a grant to Kellogg Community College to expand short-term certification opportunities for Battle Creek residents. The four programs may be cost-free for eligible applicants.
KCC students will be able to earn incentives for helping their peers in a new app that promotes student collaboration.