60 Stories: Saline police chief's service career began at WCC
Terry Jacoby - July 17, 2026
Marlene Radzik, who became the Saline Police Department’s first female Police Chief in March 2022, graduated from the police academy at Washtenaw Community College in 1991.
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60 Stories: Path to Ph.D. began at WCC for Brazil native
Anita LeBlanc - June 25, 2026
When Fernanda Cross left her native Brazil to learn English, she never could have imagined that 20 years later she would be a tenure-track professor at the University of Michigan.
View Post : 60 Stories: Path to Ph.D. began at WCC for Brazil nativetags: Alumni Profile, 60th Anniversary, WCC Foundation, Student Succes, 60 Stories
60 years of keeping up the good work
Rich Rezler - April 21, 2026
For 60 years, taxpayer investment in Washtenaw Community College has strengthened our workforce, fueled our economy and expanded opportunity across our community.
View Post : 60 years of keeping up the good worktags: On The Record, May 2026, 60th Anniversary
60 Stories: Engineer saved time and money by starting at WCC
WCC Public Relations - April 21, 2026
Dolgachev’s interest in robotics was sparked while a student at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor. His courses at WCC helped him narrow down his career dreams of becoming a robotics engineer.
View Post : 60 Stories: Engineer saved time and money by starting at WCCtags: Mechatronics, 60th Anniversary, Transfer, Affordability, 60 Stories, University Transfer Center
60 Stories: WCC helps grad transition from district manager to c-suite
Fran LeFort - March 30, 2026
David Graham was in his mid-40s and parenting multiple children when he enrolled at WCC. The regional manager of a national auto parts chain enjoyed his career, but something was driving him to finish his college degree.
View Post : 60 Stories: WCC helps grad transition from district manager to c-suitetags: Adult Learners, 60 Stories, 60th Anniversary
60 Stories: Navy flight instructor pivoted to education career at WCC
WCC Public Relations - March 20, 2026
Caleb Coon enrolled at WCC in Winter 2014 to take core science courses needed to pursue his master’s degree. Staff at the Wadhams Veterans Center helped him navigate VA-eligible programming.
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60 Stories: French teacher's accelerated career path started with dual enrollment
Fran LeFort - March 05, 2026
In 2017, Annie Peurach earned her associate degree from Washtenaw Community College one day before walking across the stage to receive her high school diploma. The benefits of her dual enrollment experience are almost immeasurable.
View Post : 60 Stories: French teacher's accelerated career path started with dual enrollmenttags: 60 Stories, 60th Anniversary, Dual-Enrollment, Washtenaw Technical Middle College
60 Stories: Wilczynski started two careers at WCC
Fran LeFort - February 22, 2026
WCC has equipped Andrew Wilczynski for two careers. After earning a first degree in Transportation Technologies at WCC in 2016, Wilczynski returned to the college to study Cybersecurity.
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60 Stories: Medical researcher got debt-free start at WCC
WCC Communications - December 18, 2025
Dan Tyrrell's educational journey began at Washtenaw Community College, where he earned a General Studies in Math and Natural Science associate degree, with honors, in 2008.
View Post : 60 Stories: Medical researcher got debt-free start at WCCtags: General Studies, Alumni Profile, 60th Anniversary, 60 Stories
60 Stories: 'Welding My Way to a Bright Future'
Rich Rezler - December 03, 2025
When Caleb Rogers crossed the stage to receive his Washtenaw Community College degree, the bright yellow cut-out letters spread across his black mortar board perfectly summarized the moment: “Welding My Way to a Bright Future!”
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