High school students win scholarships, prizes at Skills USA competition
Rich Rezler - February 17, 2020
Sixty-one high school students from 13 area high schools vied for scholarships, prizes and a spot in the state finals at the 2020 Skills USA Automotive Technology regional competition held at WCC.
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WCC, other community colleges sign transfer agreements with 25 Michigan universities
Rich Rezler - February 05, 2020
Transferring to a four-year college or university from WCC is now even simpler thanks to new transfer agreements with 25 Michigan colleges and universities.
View Post : WCC, other community colleges sign transfer agreements with 25 Michigan universitiestags: ousearch_News_2020, Articulation Agreements, Academic Pathways, Transfer
WCC alumna Aisha Bowe endows scholarship for engineering transfer students
Rich Rezler - February 03, 2020
The Aisha R. Bowe eMpower Engineering Scholarship will be awarded to select WCC students who’ve earned a minimum of a 3.3 GPA while completing at least 14 credits in a WCC academic program designed to transfer into the University of Michigan College of Engineering.
View Post : WCC alumna Aisha Bowe endows scholarship for engineering transfer studentstags: Aisha Bowe, Scholarships, Alumni, Alumni Profile, STEAM, WCC Foundation, Transfer, ousearch_News_2020
Two WCC students make semifinal list for Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
Rich Rezler - January 27, 2020
Ali Kurmasha and David Seaman are two of the 456 students nationwide to make the 2020 semifinalists list, selected from a pool of nearly 1,500 applicants.
View Post : Two WCC students make semifinal list for Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarshiptags: Awards, Student Success, National Scholarship, ousearch_News_2020
Agreement with Purdue Fort Wayne offers WCC students path to bachelor's without leaving home
Rich Rezler - January 26, 2020
WCC and Purdue Fort Wayne recently signed an agreement that allows WCC students to transfer 88 credits and complete a bachelor's degree at Purdue Fort Wayne completely online.
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Honors Convocation speaker shares inspiring story of recovery and support
Rich Rezler - January 23, 2020
David Seaman entered detox on January 23, 2017. Exactly three years later, he elicited a standing ovation as student speaker at the WCC Winter Honors Convocation.
View Post : Honors Convocation speaker shares inspiring story of recovery and supporttags: ousearch_News_2020, Honors, Honors Convocation, Student Resources, Collegiate Recovery Program, High Honors
Collegiate Recovery Program celebrates one-year anniversary at WCC
Rich Rezler - January 23, 2020
The Collegiate Recovery Program at Washtenaw Community College celebrates its one-year anniversary this month with a new facilitator and the exact same mission – to help recovering students succeed in college while maintaining sobriety.
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3 honored with WCC Equity in Action awards at MLK event
Rich Rezler - January 16, 2020
WCC handed out three “Equity in Action” awards during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance ceremony held at the college today.
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Fall 2019 High Honors Students
WCC - January 16, 2020
A total of 679 students earned "High Honors" during the Fall 2019 semester at Washtenaw Community College. To earn "High Honors" distinction, a student must complete 12 or more credits with a 3.8 GPA or higher.
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WCC ranked No. 8 in national list of online certificate programs
Rich Rezler - January 16, 2020
WCC is ranked No. 8 in the nation on a list of the Top 60 Online Certificate Degree Programs for 2020 released by Intelligent.com.
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