Education

Career and College Readiness

The future looks bright for Battle Creek kids. Collaborating with Battle Creek Public Schools (BCPS), Kellogg Community College (KCC) and Grand Valley State University (GVSU), we support scholarships to ensure entry into career pathway jobs and a diverse, talented workforce ready to fuel local businesses and our city’s economy.

Opportunities include:

• Bearcat Advantage. A scholarship that covers up to100% of tuition and fees for BCPS graduates at eligible four-year Michigan colleges and universities or Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country.
• Legacy Scholars program. A first-dollar scholarship to for BCPS, Lakeview School District and Calhoun Community High School graduates provides up to two years of tuition, fees and books, and support for apprenticeship and trade programs.
• Pipeline Scholarship. A full-ride scholarship for BCPS graduates pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing, health, education or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields.

Battle Creek Public Schools has successfully supported 91% of its 2024 high school graduates to pursue postsecondary education via the Bearcat Advantage and Legacy Scholars. Seventy percent of Bearcat Advantage and Legacy Scholars recipients are students of color and 75% of them are first generation college students.