Kalamazoo Valley Wraps Up Community College Month with Special Tribute from State
Together with the nearly 1,000 other community colleges across the country, Kalamazoo Valley celebrated Community College Month during April. To wrap up the month, the college received a Special Tribute from the State of Michigan.
KALAMAZOO, Mich., April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Together with the nearly 1,000 other community colleges across the country, Kalamazoo Valley celebrated Community College Month during April. To wrap up the month, the college received a Special Tribute from the State of Michigan.
The Special Tribute, signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, State Senator Sean McCann (20th District), State Senator Julie Rogers (16th District), State Representative Christine Morse (61st District), State Representative Matt Hall (63rd District) and State Representative Beth Griffin (66th District), acknowledges the state-of-the art training and educational experiences the college has provided to students through Southwest Michigan since 1966.
McCann delivered the Special Tribute to Kalamazoo Valley President L. Marshall Washington, Ph.D., in recognition of Community College Month.
Community College Month is an opportunity to demonstrate not only that community colleges, like Kalamazoo Valley, should be the first choice of many college-bound students, but also why community colleges are first-class institutions that are vital to our local and state economies. This month-long campaign is designed to improve awareness about the economic, academic and equity advantages of attending community colleges and to break the stigma associated with public two-year colleges.
Community colleges are a uniquely American educational model designed to guarantee access to affordable, high-quality higher education for all. They serve as an onramp to bachelor's, master's and higher-level degrees for many students and particularly for the most demographically and socioeconomically diverse students.
Established in 1966, Kalamazoo Valley Community College offers certificate programs in more than 50 areas of study and associate degrees in 60 others. These include business, healthcare, human and public service, and technical occupations, culinary arts and brewing training. It has four Kalamazoo, Mich., locations, including the Texas Township Campus, the Groves Campus, the Arcadia Commons Campus and the Bronson Healthy Living Campus. Classes are available during the day, evening, online and weekends.
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