WCC News Story Archive

Police Academy graduate being hugged by his father

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 2024

tags: Graduation, Pinning Ceremony, Police Academy, Public Service Training, Class of 2024

Kerry Ebersole Singh

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 results

tags: Washtenaw Economic Club

Ryan Reed, Jessica Reed, and Steven Reed standing on a hill together.

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 students

tags: Student Success, Business Administration, Launch Fall 2024, Michigan Reconnect, Scholarship

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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.

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tags: 2024, Fall semester, Fall, Student Success

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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 ever

tags: Career Skills, Launch Fall 2024, 21st Century Skills, Student Success

Photo of educator Caleb Coon - a man standing in a hallway full of lockers.

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 Year

tags: STEM Careers, Navy, Alumnus, Teaching, STEM Educator of the Year

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WCC graduate living his dream in Country Music Capital of the World

WCC Public Relations - August 18, 2024

If there’s a lesson WCC graduate Evan Starr wants to share, it’s that falling down and getting back up is OK. But his education — and perhaps most importantly the encouragement from his instructors — has paved a path toward his dreams in the “Country Music Capital of the World."

View Post :   WCC graduate living his dream in Country Music Capital of the World

tags: Launch Fall 2024, Music, Sound Engineering, Country Music, Student Success, Music Production

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WCC students capitalizing on semiconductor partnership with University of Michigan

WCC Public Relations - August 17, 2024

A new partnership between Washtenaw Community College and University of Michigan’s Lurie Nanofabrication Facility (LNF) is a win-win. Just ask the three future engineers who started their college education at WCC and are working at the lab. Or Sandrine Martin, Ph.D., Managing Director of the LNF.

View Post :   WCC students capitalizing on semiconductor partnership with University of Michigan

tags: Student Success, Internships, Semiconductor Industry, Semiconductor, Launch Fall 2024

Photo of Kaelyn Collins - a young woman with her arms crossed.

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 internship

tags: Internship, Student Success, Launch Fall 2024, Launch, Real Estate

UA member welding pipeline

WCC, United Association celebrate 35 years of partnership; 3,500+ on campus for training week

Fran LeFort - August 12, 2024

The UA's intensive five-year Instructor Training Program equips union instructors to educate and train members on the best industry safety and training practices.

View Post :   WCC, United Association celebrate 35 years of partnership; 3,500+ on campus for training week

tags: Labor Union, United Association, UA Instructor Training Program

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