1. History

2. Academics

3. Performing arts

4. Athletics

5. Student Statistics

6. Notes

7. External links

Kirtland Community College is a public community college in Roscommon County, Michigan.

History

Kirtland is accredited by the Michigan Commission on College Accreditation and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The college also holds membership in the Michigan Community College Association and the American Association of Community Colleges. The Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools granted Kirtland Community College status as a candidate for accreditation in 1972, and the college has been accredited as an associate degree-granting institution since 1975. The college is named after the Kirtland's warbler.

Founded in 1966 under the provisions of Michigan's Public Act 188 of 1955, it is the state's largest community college district geographically, totaling 2,500 square miles (6,500 km2) and consisting of all or part of nine counties. Approximately 65,000 people reside within the district. Kirtland opened the doors of its five portable classrooms in 1968 with 160 students. Funding for the original land purchase came from local residents in the form of bond incentives.

Kirtland’s central campus, located at 10775 N. St. Helen Road, Roscommon, Michigan, approximately eight miles north of St. Helen, is close to the geographic center of the college’s district, is accessible by F-97 from the north and south and by M-18 to County Road 603 from the west. The location is very rural and is approximately 170 miles north of Detroit, Michigan.^[1]

Academics

Kirtland offers 48 degree and certificate programs which includes six transfer associate degree programs (allowing students to complete up to half of a bachelor's degree prior to enrollment at a four-year university) in arts, business, computers, criminal justice, fine arts, science and teaching. Nine degrees and certificates currently are offered entirely online.

In addition to the central campus near Roscommon, Kirtland also has extension sites in West Branch and Gaylord. Kirtland established the Michigan Technical Education Center (M-TEC) site in Gaylord, Michigan, where in addition to general education classes, instructors deliver technical education in fields including electrical technology, heating/ventilation/AC/refrigeration, mechatronics, welding and fabricating and cardiac sonography

The Health Sciences Center was built in Grayling in 2016. Courses offered at the Grayling campus will include: nursing, cardiac sonography, medical assistant, surgical technology health information technology, certified nursing assistant course, pharmacy technician, EMT and Paramedic, and Phlebotomy technician courses, as well as offering general education and prerequisites.^[2]

Kirtland operates on a semester calendar. There are two 15-week semesters, starting in late August and mid-January. A shorter session is offered during the summer and begins in May.^[3]

Performing arts

Kirtland Community College is home to the Center for Performing Arts. The Center’s G.I. Stewart Auditorium is an 846-seat, modified-thrust theater. The Kirtland Center for Performing Arts hosts Kirtland’s Performing Artists Series. The series brings a variety of world-class entertainment to the campus including bigger names that appeal to a wider audience. The Travel Adventure Series also is very popular. Six shows are performed at the center each year and all are open to the public. The Performing Artists Series has approximately 4500 patrons attending each season.

The Kirtland Center is also host to the Kirtland Youth Theatre, the Kirtland Community Theatre and all campus-related group meetings requiring a large seating capacity, including graduation ceremonies for the college. Kirtland Youth Theatre presents an annual series that introduces the students of the area to live performing arts including theatre, music and dance in a theatre setting. Kirtland Community Theatre annually produces plays/dinner theatres featuring Kirtland Community College area citizens.^[4]

Athletics

The college competes in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the Eastern Conference of the Michigan College Athletic Association. The Kirtland Firebirds compete in men's and women's golf and cross-country running. Kirtland has half- to full-ride scholarships available.

The college suspended the men’s and women’s basketball programs indefinitely following the completion of the 2013-14 season.^[5] In 2015, Kirtland added bowling to their athletics department.^[6]

Student Statistics

Over 3/4 of all Kirtland students are between the ages of 18 and 40. Roughly 1/3 of those students indicate that they want weekend classes. Online enrollment should continue to rise above 30%, which is the current number of students who already have enrolled in online classes. Students are enrolling in online classes more than ever. 30% of students take online classes in addition to on-campus classes. Nearly half of Kirtland students have previously attended a different college. Roughly 1/10 of Kirtland students have previously completed a degree. Half of Kirtland students intend to enter the workforce after completing their 2-year degree. An additional 40% intend on continuing their education by transferring universities. There is a high demand for community education opportunities for senior citizens because approximately 30% of citizens in the district are over the age of 65.^[7]

Notes

External links

• {{Official website|http://www.kirtland.edu}}

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