Kalamazoo Valley Honors Program

The Honors Program is a small community of highly motivated students who want the most from their college experience at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. The Program is designed to provide students with a meaningful experience at KVCC through one-on-one mentorship from faculty, and honors courses, events and scholastic opportunities designed to prepare graduates to transfer to any college or university of their choosing. Successful applicants are expected to graduate from KVCC before they transfer.  

In 1986 the KVCC Honors Program was created by President Marilyn Schlack and the KVCC Board of Trustees with the realization that a growing number of students of high academic standing were attending the college. The Honors Program emphasizes studies that deepen and broaden student knowledge in and across disciplines. 

The Honors Program provides qualified and motivated students with an enriched academic environment through high-impact educational practices and experiential learning in a community of scholarly-minded peers. Honors class sections facilitate additional academic challenge and lively interaction with peers and faculty members in small classes where inspired faculty lead dedicated scholars on an engaging educational journey.   

Benefits of Joining the KVCC Honors Program

• Learning with highly motivated peers 
• Small classes with 15 or fewer students 
• Preparation and assistance in transferring to challenging colleges/universities 
• Mentoring and assistance throughout the academic experience 
• Letters of recommendation upon graduation 
• Improved scholarship prospects at transfer institutions 
• Scholarships opportunities at KVCC 

How to Apply

Step 1

Submit a standard Kalamazoo Valley Admission Application form to the Admissions, Registration, and Records Office, room 9140, Texas Township Campus. 

Step 2

General Academic Ability (Meet One of the following):

• A high school GPA of 3.5 or higher in college preparatory subjects. Evidence must be presented that high school grades were assigned by five or more teachers. In addition, a written explanation must be submitted for any grade below a 3.0. 
• A score of 27 or higher on the ACT examination. 
• A score of 1290 or higher on the new SAT. 
• A college GPA of 3.5 or higher for 20 or more credits earned in college transfer courses. Applicants who have earned more than 30 college credits may be deemed ineligible because the program takes four semesters to complete. 

Step 3

To apply you may contact Kevin Dockerty (kdockerty@kvcc.edu), Director of the Honors Program. You may also visit the Honors Program office in the faculty office complex at the Texas Township Campus in room 7213. 

Please make an appointment prior to your visit by emailing, or calling (269) 373-7803 or (269) 488-4623 

Kevin Dockerty
Director, Honors Program
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Anna Whitten Hall 227
TTC 7213
(269) 373-7803
kdockerty@kvcc.edu