Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Semester 2026
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Winter Semester 2027
- Summer Semester 2027
Campus language
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- 4th Floor Cafe
- The dining facility located within the Culinary and Allied Health Building (CAH) at the downtown campus.
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- Havirmill
- The main cafeteria and coffee shop located at the Texas Township Campus.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges (Alpha Rho Nu chapter).
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the student population.
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- The Valley
- A common shorthand nickname used by students and staff to refer to Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ACC
- Arcadia Commons Campus, the downtown Kalamazoo campus hub.
- CAH
- Culinary and Allied Health Building, located downtown near the Bronson Methodist Hospital.
- CNM
- Center for New Media, located at the Arcadia Commons Campus downtown.
- cougar_caf
- Cougar Café
- Degree Works
- An online academic planning and tracking tool used to monitor progress toward a degree or certificate.
- Groves
- The Groves Center, a facility dedicated to post-secondary education and employer-specific training.
- K-Pass
- A transit program allowing students to ride Kalamazoo Metro buses for free or at a discount using their student ID.
- M-TEC
- Michigan Technical Education Center, focusing on technical and workforce training.
- MyValley
- The central online portal for students to access email, registration, grades, and financial aid information.
- subway
- Subway
- the_coffee_den_starbucks
- The Coffee Den (Starbucks)
- TTC
- Texas Township Campus, the college's main campus location.
- Valley Food Share
- A campus service providing free food boxes to students currently enrolled in classes.
- Valley ID
- The official student identification card required for printing, library services, and campus events.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 5 approved campus terms and 14 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.