Adult Transitions: Taking education where it's needed
Washtenaw Community College - April 23, 2018
Responding to the needs of its surrounding communities, the Adult Transitions department at Washtenaw Community College is extending its reach with a new adult education project at the Ypsilanti Township Community Center.
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McKinley calls on WCC to develop maintenance staff
Washtenaw Community College - April 23, 2018
McKinley, Inc., one of the nation’s largest residential and commercial real estate development companies, called upon Washtenaw Community College to help train building maintenance professionals for employment at the company’s apartment and housing units around the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area.
View Post : McKinley calls on WCC to develop maintenance stafftags: Community enrichment, Workforce Development, April 2018, training, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record
Public invited by Pitch@WCC
Washtenaw Community College - April 23, 2018
The Entrepreneurship Center at Washtenaw Community College is hosting its third annual Pitch@WCC contest on Tuesday, May 15 and the public is invited to attend and cheer on the competitors.
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WCC shines at North American International Auto Show
Brendan Prebo - February 08, 2018
Washtenaw Community College returned to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) for the second year in a row to highlight opportunities available to people looking for careers in the mobility industry.
View Post : WCC shines at North American International Auto Showtags: NAIAS, On The Record, Mobility, Workforce Development, Advanced Transportation Center, February 2018, connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, ousearch_News_On The Record
Auto show and tell: WCC president, student participate in panel discussion
Brendan Prebo - February 07, 2018
Washtenaw Community College played a key role in the inaugural Future Automotive Career Exposition (FACE) held January 20-21 at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
View Post : Auto show and tell: WCC president, student participate in panel discussiontags: Workforce Development, connected vehicles, NAIAS, On The Record, February 2018, autonomous vehicles, Advanced Transportation Center, ousearch_News_On The Record
As social stigmas fade, more men pursue nursing careers
Richard Rezler - February 07, 2018
As a nursing assistant at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and a full-time student in the Washtenaw Community College nursing program, the 25-year-old has heard all the jokes and faced many of the obstacles that males in the nursing profession regularly encounter.
View Post : As social stigmas fade, more men pursue nursing careerstags: On The Record, February 2018, Men in Nursing, Nursing, ousearch_News_On The Record
Big savings: Textbook alternatives have kept $1.79M in WCC students' pockets; college committed to more
Richard Rezler - February 07, 2018
Kelli Gilbert had a tough decision to make. If she spent $360 on the four textbooks she needed for classes at Washtenaw Community College, she wouldn’t have enough money left to pay the car insurance bill that had come due.
View Post : Big savings: Textbook alternatives have kept $1.79M in WCC students' pockets; college committed to moretags: Textbooks, On The Record, February 2018, OER, Savings, Open Education Resources, ousearch_News_On The Record
First-generation students find empathy, help at WCC
Washtenaw Community College - February 07, 2018
Statistically speaking, first-generation college students aren’t as likely to graduate as those who come from homes with college-educated parents.
View Post : First-generation students find empathy, help at WCCtags: On The Record, February 2018, #FirstGen, First generation, ousearch_News_On The Record
Plasterers and cement masons union to hold training at WCC
Washtenaw Community College - February 07, 2018
An international labor union representing trained plasterers and cement masons has agreed to hold its instructor training program on the Washtenaw Community College campus with the first of the annual sessions to be held June 25-29, 2018.
View Post : Plasterers and cement masons union to hold training at WCCtags: On The Record, United Association, Training Programs, February 2018, Union, Ironworkers, OPCIMA, ousearch_News_On The Record
$4.9M grant aims to raise WCC student transfers to MSU
Washtenaw Community College - February 07, 2018
A $4.9 million grant to Michigan State University will directly impact low-income students hoping to begin a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) education at Washtenaw Community College.
View Post : $4.9M grant aims to raise WCC student transfers to MSUtags: STEM Scholars Program, On The Record, February 2018, MI-LSAMP, STEM, ousearch_News_On The Record