Kalamazoo College has partnered with Enterprise to provide vehicle rental services for the College community. Through this new partnership, employees will have access to reduced rental rates through Enterprise and National, along with convenient pickup and return or delivery and collection services.
As part of the program, eligible employees will also have access to the Enterprise Emerald Club and a discount code for personal rentals.
Additional information about the new rental process, pricing, and how to join Emerald Club is available at https://facilities.kzoo.edu/transportation/business-rentals/
Why is the College making this change?
Moving from an onsite fleet model to a rental program will reduce the costs associated with maintaining a College owned fleet while helping ensure vehicles are available when needed for College business. Under the new agreement, the College will receive reduced rental rates from Enterprise.
How will this affect my FY27 budget?
We recognize that this change was not known when FY27 budgets were developed and that vehicle rental costs may affect some departmental budgets.
Please continue to charge vehicle rental costs to your department’s budget as you have in the past. Any resulting overages will not negatively affect your overall FY27 budget. Necessary adjustments to budget lines will be considered as part of the FY28 budget development process.
What is happening to the onsite fleet?
The College’s onsite fleet will be downsized as we transition to the new rental program.
Some vehicles will remain onsite and will be reserved for student use, since students ages 18–20 are unable to rent vehicles through Enterprise. The College will also maintain several 12-passenger vans and minivans that will be available for College use when needed, particularly for activities involving students.
We appreciate your flexibility as we transition to this new process. More information about how to request and rent vehicles through Enterprise, including pricing and Emerald Club enrollment, can be found at https://facilities.kzoo.edu/transportation/business-rentals/.
Jenna LeRoy
Director of Finance