As families continue to seek school options featuring greater flexibility and control for their children’s education, Michigan’s leading virtual and blended learning schools – Michigan Connections Academy, Great Lakes Cyber Academy and Nexus Academy’s three campuses in Grand Rapids, Lansing and Royal Oak – have scheduled a variety of information events throughout October.

Interested families are encouraged to attend upcoming events to learn more about how virtual and blended learning works, meet teachers and familiarize themselves with the schools’ award-winning curriculum.

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Muskegon Community College has signed a purchase agreement with The Herald Publishing Co. LLC and the owners of the former Muskegon Chronicle building, 981 Third St., to buy the building and an adjacent parking lot.

The announcement was made during a special meeting of the MCC Board of Trustees on Thursday, Sept. 11.

The identification of a downtown campus is a component of the College’s 2010-15 Facility Master Plan and is one of four projects approved by the voters in the November 2013 election.

“The Board of Trustees has evaluated several locations for the Downtown campus,” said MCC Board of Trustees Chair Donald Crandall. “After much discussion, the Board feels that the Chronicle Building best fits our needs for housing the Applied Technology and Entrepreneurial Studies programs and, at this time, will have the greatest impact on downtown development.”

MUSKEGON, Mich. – The baking and pastry certificate and associate degree programs at the Baker College of Muskegon Culinary Institute of Michigan (CIM) have received full accreditation from the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC).

The accreditation is valid for five years, the maximum time given to a program on its initial review.

“We were thrilled to receive this accreditation as soon as the programs became eligible, having met the five-year minimum requirement," said Lee Coggin, J.D., Baker College of Muskegon president. "This is truly a great accomplishment for Dean Bruce Konowalow, Program Director Luis Amado and the entire CIM staff. It is further evidence that our baking and pastry students get a high quality education that will strengthen their potential to succeed in their chosen field.”