Marilyn Sanderson is one of many who graduated from Jackson College this year. It’s been more than 40 years in the making.   The 81-year-old originally attended Jackson College in 1978.   “My daughter went to Kindergarten, and I went to JC,” she said.  She said she probably would have been a social worker had she […]

Summer Gibson has a need for speed. Inspired by her father, who was also a racer, she found her passion in drag racing at a young age. “There’s seven seconds to think about 100 million different things and try to kind of figure out if your car was going fast or slow and making sure […]

Former student comes back to Jackson College as an employee. His work is honored nationally. Justin Gaeta is surrounded by data on a daily basis. “We solve puzzles,” he said. For five years at Jackson College his work in the Institutional Research and Effectiveness office as the department’s director which includes analysis to enhance the […]

Emma Scholfield is a second-year student at Jackson College. She’s also a radio personality. “I had started doing public speaking competitions in my high school and everybody was just kind of like, ‘wow, you have a good voice. You talk very well.’ I just loved telling stories to a lot of people and a lot […]

A liberal arts theater program is coming back to life at Jackson College. The person spearheading it? Actor and instructor Sara Anne Tomczak. “I want to keep it fun,” she said. The Fenton native went to Michigan State University for pre-med but switched her major to acting. During a theater meeting in the basement of […]

When alumna Sherri Nidiffer thought about her priorities in life, she realized education needed to be in the mix! Sherri had thought about going into graphic design but didn’t go to college immediately after high school.  Later, in her mid-20s, some issues arose concerning her health and she needed to re-prioritize what she wanted in […]

Learn from the Best Dr. Clevester Moten Business Instructor, Public Administration Teaching at Jackson College since 2012 Developed new public administration degree Dr. Clevester Moten enjoys the positive influence he can make on students as a college instructor. Helping students to shape their future and giving them the tools for success makes teaching much more […]

Jackson College wants to step up to the plate to help students feel more secure when it comes to having access to the basics. The United Way of Michigan says more than 1.5 million or 39 percent of households in Michigan are below the Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed (ALICE) threshold of financial survival. This […]

“The program was great, just amazingly fantastic.” From a love of computers to a career for computer giant IBM, Jackson College helped Joshua Ruggles find the right program for his future! Ruggles graduated from East Jackson High and then served seven years in the Navy. Because he always enjoyed computers and worked with them in […]