WCC named a 'Gold' Veteran-Friendly School for seventh consecutive year
Kayla Gahagan - September 20, 2024
Washtenaw Community College (WCC) has been named a Gold-level Veteran-Friendly School for the seventh consecutive year by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency.
View Post : WCC named a 'Gold' Veteran-Friendly School for seventh consecutive yeartags: Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, Veterans, Wadhams Veterans Center, Veteran-Friendly School
WCC Alumni Profile: Alaa Almounauar
WCC Public Relations - September 18, 2024
Alaa Almounauar would tell you one of the best things that happened to her was someone calling her out — to pursue more education.
View Post : WCC Alumni Profile: Alaa Almounauartags: Launch Fall 2024, Alumni, STEM Scholars Program, Launch, Student Success, Alumni Profile
Applications open for next Start-Up Incubator at WCC
Fran LeFort - September 12, 2024
Entrepreneurs are invited to apply for the 2024-2025 Start-Up Incubator program offered through The Entrepreneurship Center at Washtenaw Community College (WCC).
View Post : Applications open for next Start-Up Incubator at WCCtags: Entrepreneurship, Cohort, Entrepreneurship Center, Start-Up Incubator
WCC Student Profile: Arterah Griggs
WCC Public Relations - September 10, 2024
A Chicago native, WCC student Arterah Griggs plans to transfer to Ferris State University in 2025.
View Post : WCC Student Profile: Arterah Griggstags: Student Success, Launch Fall 2024, WCC Foundation, Transfer, Launch, Student Services, Student Profile
WCC Police Academy celebrates 27-member Class of 2024
Rich Rezler - September 09, 2024
The Washtenaw Community College Police Academy celebrated its 54th graduating class on Friday, Sept. 7.
View Post : WCC Police Academy celebrates 27-member Class of 2024tags: Graduation, Pinning Ceremony, Police Academy, Public Service Training, Class of 2024
Washtenaw Economic Club speakers to focus on labor and wage trends, November election results
Fran LeFort - September 04, 2024
The Washtenaw Economic Club will conclude its season focusing on labor and wage trends as well as impacts of the election results. Tickets are available for the September 26 and November 7 luncheon meetings hosted at Washtenaw Community College.
View Post : Washtenaw Economic Club speakers to focus on labor and wage trends, November election resultstags: Washtenaw Economic Club
Michigan Reconnect a family affair for WCC students
WCC Public Relations - September 03, 2024
The Michigan Reconnect scholarship program has become a family affair for the Reeds. Ryan Reed enrolled at WCC with the help of the Reconnect scholarship after noticing many positions posted on Indeed required college degrees. “I thought I might be underqualified, and I might want to go to school. It’s more for job security,” he says.
View Post : Michigan Reconnect a family affair for WCC studentstags: Student Success, Business Administration, Launch Fall 2024, Michigan Reconnect, Scholarship
WCC launches 2024 Fall semester with new programs
Fran LeFort - August 30, 2024
WCC introduced two new associate degree programs and six new certificate programs for the Fall 2024 semester.
View Post : WCC launches 2024 Fall semester with new programstags: 2024, Fall semester, Fall, Student Success
Employers say 21st century skills are more important than ever
WCC Public Relations - August 23, 2024
From Washtenaw Community College to Harvard University, Lourena De Abreu owes her achievements to more than simply good grades.The opportunity to dig into leadership roles in the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the Black Student Union — even the WCC softball team — helped De Abreu sharpen critical soft skills.
View Post : Employers say 21st century skills are more important than evertags: Career Skills, Launch Fall 2024, 21st Century Skills, Student Success
WCC alumnus and former Navy flight instructor is STEM Educator of the Year
WCC Public Relations - August 19, 2024
Knowledgeable. Passionate. Those are some of the attributes that Caleb Coon, U.S. Navy veteran and Michigan Region 2 STEM Educator of the Year, recalls about his own instructors at WCC.
View Post : WCC alumnus and former Navy flight instructor is STEM Educator of the Yeartags: STEM Careers, Navy, Alumnus, Teaching, STEM Educator of the Year