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BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) â Kellogg Community College has announced plans for a drive-thru commencement ceremony on May 13 as the classes of 2020 and 2021 will be honored. The Class of 2020 had their traditional in-person commencement canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
They will get a chance during the Cruisinâ Commencement in May to receive a ceremonial diploma tube in-person from K.C.C. President Adrien Bennings while also adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols.
Cruisinâ Commencement participants will literally cruise through the K.C.C. parking lot of the Collegeâs North Avenue campus in Battle Creek to the crest of the Circle Drive, where theyâll receive their ceremonial diploma tube and faculty, staff and the Board of Trustees will greet them to celebrate their achievement.
KCC schedules drive-thru commencement ceremony for May 13
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The Kellogg Community College Board of Trustees has approved a plan to provide financial relief to current and future KCC students by waiving online course fees, which are currently $35 per credit hour, and providing emergency cash grants of up to $650 to currently enrolled students.
The Board voted unanimously on Feb. 17, 2021, to use federal stimulus funds to reimburse Spring 2021 students who have been charged the online course fee and waive the fee altogether for anyone who registers for an online course in Summer 2021.
Collectively, the fee waiver is expected to save KCC students an estimated $800,000 over the two semesters.
In addition to the waiver, the College is using federal funding to provide emergency grants to students ranging from $50 to $650 apiece. Collectively, the individual grants are expected to provide $729,000 directly to KCC students who were enrolled as of early February.