Director's Message The tasting menus are set, the tents and twinkle lights are ordered, the beers are brewed and the gardens are tidied. All we need now is YOU! Join us Thursday, September 26 for what we think is the best fundraiser of the year! Opportunities for Education provides scholarships for Kalamazoo Valley students who are ready to start a new life. Join us for this informal, fun evening at Kalamazoo Valley's Food Innovation Center to taste creations made by local chefs and by our student brewers. To learn more, to buy tickets or to donate to our scholarship fund, visit KVCC Foundation
Alisha Siebers
Associate Vice President for College Advancement
Executive Director of the KVCC Foundation asiebers@kvcc.edu
269.488.4821
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS FOR THE 2024 OFE ON SALE NOW!!! Come join us in raising funds for student scholarships at Kalamazoo Valley Community College at the 2024 Opportunities for Education Event.
The September 26 event at the Kalamazoo Valley Food Innovation Center will feature some of the region's most popular restaurants along with student and faculty chefs from the college's culinary and brewing programs. Guests will enjoy a walk-around tasting under a big tent where they can sample signature dishes along with beer, wine and other beverages. Tours among the vegetables, flowers and herbs growing in the Food Innovation Center's greenhouse will also be available. Purchase tickets here
Updates to Michigan Achievement Scholarship, Community College Guarantee
The governor recently signed the state's fiscal year 2025 budget. The new budget makes changes to the Michigan Achievement Scholarship, including the creation of the Community College Guarantee. The Guarantee gives every high school graduate from the classes of 2023 and 2024 the opportunity to earn a tuition-free associate degree or skills certificate from an in-district community college. Beginning fall 2024, students from the class of 2023 and beyond are eligible for the Community College Guarantee, which includes:
A scholarship that covers the full cost of in-district tuition, contact hours, and mandatory fees for full-time students.
An additional $1,000 living expenses award for students who are eligible for a federal Pell Grant.
Class of 2023 spring graduates must enroll by fall semester 2024; class of 2024 spring graduates must enroll by fall semester 2025.
We here at the Foundation are working harder than ever to raise scholarship funds for our incoming students. Although many of them may be receiving assistance with their tuition bills, most will still need additional support to help them with the financial roadblocks that arise as they are attending school full-time instead of working full-time. The Community College Guarantee might get them through the college doors to register for classes, but the KVCC Foundation will be there with the financial assistance they need to complete their programs.
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Summer and Fall 2024 Community Education Classes
Kalamazoo Valley Community College provides engaging learning opportunities for community members of all ages. See classes here. These non-credit offerings include a variety of enrichment classes, corporate training sessions, culinary instruction and professional development. Register at www.kvcc.edu/community.
Thanks to funding from the Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence, a full scholarship is available to residents of Vine, Edison, Oakwood, Eastside and Northside neighborhoods. Please email or call 269.548.3315 for a discount code if you live in one of these five neighborhoods.
Staff Support If we can be of any assistance to you please give us a call.
Alisha Siebers Annette Chapman
Executive Director Foundation Officer & Grant Coordinator
269.488.4821 269.488.4442 asiebers@kvcc.eduachapman@kvcc.edu
