WCC News Story Archive

Tom Butman

60 Stories: Tom Butman is a WCC alum and valued employer partner

Fran LeFort - December 14, 2025

As an industry board member for the past 12 years, Tom Butman helps to guide the college’s curriculum to meet industry workforce needs.

View Post :   60 Stories: Tom Butman is a WCC alum and valued employer partner

tags: Alumni Profile, 60 Stories, Transportation Technologies

Winter Startup Bootcamp

Winter Startup Bootcamp helps entrepreneurs launch in five months

Fran LeFort - December 10, 2025

The Entrepreneurship Center at Washtenaw Community College is offering a Winter Startup Bootcamp that can help turn a great idea into a customer-ready business strategy in five months.

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tags: Entrepreneurship Center, Entrepreneurship

2025 Bridge Award

Pioneer staff member is 2025 WCC Bridge Award winner

WCC Public Relations - December 05, 2025

William Copeland honored for exceptional dedication to helping students "bridge the gap from high school to college."

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tags: WCC Bridge Award, High School Partners Breakfast, On The Record, Awards, March 2026

JT Iacovetta

60 Stories: The only diploma on attorney J.T. Iacovetta's wall is his WCC associate degree

Fran LeFort - December 03, 2025

Of all the diplomas he's earned since being discharged from the U.S. Navy, only a WCC associate degree is displayed in attorney J.T. Iacovetta’s office.

View Post :   60 Stories: The only diploma on attorney J.T. Iacovetta's wall is his WCC associate degree

tags: Alumni Profile, 60 Stories

Brooklyn Nichols & Miles Butler

60 Stories: Chelsea siblings turn WCC into launchpad for success

Terry Jacoby - November 23, 2025

View Post :   60 Stories: Chelsea siblings turn WCC into launchpad for success

tags: Launch Fall 2025, Transfer, Launch, 60 Stories, Alumni Profile

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60 Stories: WCC alumna opens family hub in Milan

Terry Jacoby - November 21, 2025

The path that would eventually lead Olivia Carpus to co-found a community play space in her hometown of Milan began more than a decade earlier — in a WCC classroom where she first felt supported and inspired.

View Post :   60 Stories: WCC alumna opens family hub in Milan

tags: Launch Winter 2026, Community enrichment, Alumni Profile, 60 Stories, Launch, Child Development

Mark Jones

60 Stories: 'Finding where your passion meets demand'

Kayla Gahagan - November 20, 2025

When Mark Jones arrived at WCC in 2019, he hadn't yet figured out how his education — or his future — would unfold. Today, he's thriving in hi career as Operations Supervisor at Dayton Freight in Indianapolis.

View Post :   60 Stories: 'Finding where your passion meets demand'

tags: Launch Winter 2026, 60 Stories, Alumni Profile, Center for Career Success

Roman Karas

WCC student Roman Karas is Michigan's youth entrepreneur of the year

Rich Rezler - November 18, 2025

At the age of 17, Roman Karas is running four startup businesses, giving TEDx talks and planning to use his entrepreneurship skills to make healthcare solutions more accessible and affordable.

View Post :   WCC student Roman Karas is Michigan's youth entrepreneur of the year

tags: Entrepreneurship, November 2025, Washtenaw Technical Middle College, Awards, Student Profile, On The Record

A student works on a project at a 2025 summer camp hosted by WCC.

Students invited to explore STEM at WCC during February break

Fran LeFort - November 18, 2025

Local students are invited to spend their February mid-winter break on the Washtenaw Community College (WCC) campus immersed in STEM learning.

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tags: STEM, STEM Education, STEM Camps, Youth Camps

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From the President: Preparing the workforce of tomorrow starts today

Dr. Rose B. Bellanca - November 17, 2025

At WCC, our mission has always been rooted in the future — preparing students not only for today’s jobs, but for the opportunities that will define tomorrow.

View Post :   From the President: Preparing the workforce of tomorrow starts today

tags: On The Record, Transportation Technologies, Electric Vehicles, November 2025, Dr. Rose B. Bellanca, President's Column, Advanced Transportation Center

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