BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The Kellogg Community College Board of Trustees approved a plan last Wednesday to provide financial relief to current and future K.C.C. students by waiving online course fees.
The fees are currently $35 per credit hour. In addition, K.C.C. will provide emergency cash grants of up to $650 to currently enrolled students.
The Board voted unanimously 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 K.C.C. students an estimated $800,000 over the two semesters.
Board Chair Steve Claywell says, “The Board of Trustees recognizes the unusual challenges that our students are facing and we appreciate being in a position to be strategic – including putting cash back into students’ hands – with our use of federal funds to support students and enhance campus safety.”
K.C.C. President Adrien L. Bennings says, “The pandemic and recession of 2020 have taken an enormous mental and financial toll on students at KCC, which is why the College has gone to great lengths to provide a variety of supports for our Bruins. We are grateful to have strong partnerships at the state and federal levels that enable us to waive fees and provide emergency grants to our students.”
The amounts of the emergency grants are determined based upon economic need as determined by federal aid eligibility and U.S. Department of Education guidelines.
Students who currently don’t receive federal aid and students enrolled in fully online programs will be included in the stimulus funding.
For more information, visit Kellogg.edu/coronavirus.
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