Dual enrollment: High school student, college mindset
Terry Jacoby - September 25, 2025
Since 2015, the number of dual-enrolled high school students at WCC has nearly doubled, from 847 to 1,489.
View Post : Dual enrollment: High school student, college mindsettags: Dual-Enrollment, Fall 2025, Launch
Apprenticeship program is jumpstarting healthcare IT jobs
Terry Jacoby - September 25, 2025
Apprenticeships aren't just for the skilled trades anymore! WCC and Michigan Medicine have partnered on a paid apprenticeship program in Healthcare Information Technology, offering a fast track into one of today's most in-demand fields.
View Post : Apprenticeship program is jumpstarting healthcare IT jobstags: Apprenticeships, Fall 2025, Launch, Information Technology
Education your way: Your goals. Your schedule. Your future.
Fran LeFort - September 25, 2025
At WCC, flexibility in class schedules is more than just a perk.
View Post : Education your way: Your goals. Your schedule. Your future.tags: Online Learning, Adult Learners, Fall 2025, Launch
Student profile: William Brink wants to fix machines that move America
Fran LeFort - September 25, 2025
Twice deployed to Afghanistan, U.S. Marine William Brink now has a clear goal to learn to use his education as a stepping stone.
View Post : Student profile: William Brink wants to fix machines that move Americatags: Fall 2025, Launch, Student Profile, Wadhams Veterans Center
Mother-daughter duo completing WCC program together
Terry Jacoby - June 28, 2025
When Emily Friedrichsen attended an orientation session for Washtenaw Community College’s Medical Assisting program, she realized she hadn’t only discovered the perfect fit for herself — she had found one for her mother, too.
View Post : Mother-daughter duo completing WCC program togethertags: Launch, Student Profile, Medical Assistant, Medical Assisting, Health Sciences
From WCC to the deep blue sea
Fran LeFort - June 27, 2025
How Marina Wennstrom grew up in the Detroit metropolitan area and ended up nose-to-nose with marine animals on the West Coast is a tale that includes a stop at Washtenaw Community College.
View Post : From WCC to the deep blue seatags: Alumni Profile, Biology, Launch, Transfer
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: Alumni, Launch, Student Success, Alumni Profile, Launch Fall 2024, STEM Scholars Program
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: Launch, Student Profile, Transfer, Student Success, Launch Fall 2024, Student Services, WCC Foundation
After year of university in D.C., WCC alumna lands prestigious Detroit internship
WCC Public Relations - August 13, 2024
Since May 2023, Kaelyn Collins moved from her home in Ypsilanti to Washington, D.C., for a busy freshman year at prestigious HBCU Howard University and then spent this summer as an executive intern with Rock Ventures in Detroit.
View Post : After year of university in D.C., WCC alumna lands prestigious Detroit internshiptags: Internship, Student Success, Launch Fall 2024, Launch, Real Estate
What do you call someone who attended WCC? Account Manager, Controls Engineer, Site Administrator and more!
WCC Public Relations - May 02, 2024
When it comes to spreading the message about the many benefits of starting your higher ed journey at a community college, it’s safe to call alumnus Nick Avram one of WCC’s biggest advocates.
View Post : What do you call someone who attended WCC? Account Manager, Controls Engineer, Site Administrator and more!tags: 2024, Launch, Summer Launch 2024, Student Success