Kirtland Community College

Kirtland offers higher education in a student-focused environment, providing transfer and career technical programs; developmental studies; workforce development; personal enrichment and cultural opportunities. We focus resources on our local service area, while maintaining a welcoming climate for our neighbors in Northern Michigan.

Founded in 1966, Kirtland Community College is located in the very heart of Michigan's scenic north woods. We're a land of lakes and streams, woods and meadows. Our students come from near and far and from all walks of life. When you're on our sprawling 180-acre campus and want to head for the "Great Outdoors," you don't need to go anywhere. You're already there.

Here at Kirtland you're somebody, not just another body. As a rule our class sizes are small. You'll get lots of personal attention and have the opportunity to interact with instructors and classmates. Our instructors are experts in their fields who, like our students, often come from distant places, attracted by the Kirtland experience.

At Kirtland you have more than 50 degree and certificate programs from which to choose, both academic and vocational. Our transfer programs prepare you to go on to four-year universities. Our vocational programs teach you technical skills so that you can get a good job. Successful graduates of our vocational programs go on to money-making new careers. There's lots to do outside of the classroom too, including men's and women's intramural and intercollegiate sports, Student Senate, theatre, writing and art competitions and more.

Our facilities and technologies equal - and in some cases surpass - those of some major universities. As you browse through the Web site you'll see classrooms and labs that have all the latest equipment. More than 50,000 square feet of new labs, classrooms and other facilities went online in January 2000 as part of a $15 million campus-wide expansion. The college's vocational programs - from nursing to automotive technology - all operate in state-of-the-art, "real world" facilities.

The Kirtland experience is affordable. For all that we offer, we still have one of the lowest tuition rates in the state. Plus, financial aid is available to those who qualify. And there is the possibility that you could participate in a work/study program and earn while you learn.

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