Kirtland Community College is a taxpayer-funded, two-year community college located in Roscommon County, Michigan. Founded in 1966 under the provisions of Michigan's Public Act 188 of 1955, it is the state's community college district, totaling 2,500 square miles (6,500 km) and consisting of all or part of nine counties. Approximately 65,000 people reside within the district. Kirtland Community College 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. It is named for the Kirtland's Warbler, and a Kirtland's Wildlife Festival is sponsored by the college.Kirtland’s Warbler Wildlife Festival is a celebration of nature. The festival is named for Kirtland’s Warbler, an endangered bird who, during summer months, makes its home in the Jack Pine forests that surround the college and migrates to the Bahamas for the winter. Kirtland Community College hosts the Warbler festival, each year in May, pulling the community together for fun, games and education.