Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Kalamazoo Valley Community College, or KVCC, was founded in 1966. The college enrolled its first student in 1968. KVCC was the first two-year college in Michigan that had a female president. In addition to its downtown Kalamazoo campus, the college has a campus in Texas Township. KVCC also has learning centers including the Advanced Technology Center and Center for New Media.

KVCC offers numerous degrees and certificates programs and is organized into several academic divisions. Some of the academic divisions are automotive technology, computer information systems, medical assistant technology, graphic design, and many more. In addition, the college offers scholarships programs including the Hispanic Scholarships, Gary Sisters Foundation Scholarship, and Talbots Women's Scholarship.

Some of the student organizations of KVCC are Phi Theta Kappa, International Students Club, Association of Information Technology Professionals, Student Nursing Association, KVCC Community Chorus, and Dance Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering technician, office and administration, engineering, mechanics and repair, nursing and emergency medicine, and design.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High male/female ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 11,205 in 2009-2010 (7,232 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (88 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (19 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (2 awarded)

• Plumbing Technology/Plumber

DESIGN (19 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Graphic Design
• Illustration

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (51 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

ENGINEERING (17 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (95 awarded)

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

LAW (3 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (369 awarded)

• General Studies
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (244 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians

MEDIA (5 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded)

• Medical Office Assistant/Specialist
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (66 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Surgical Technology/Technologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (194 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (36 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
• Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

PRODUCTION TRADES (14 awarded)

• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Chemical Technology/Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (38 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting