Ypsilanti residents invited to learn more about WCC's Advance Ypsi education and jobs training program
Fran LeFort - September 07, 2023
Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will host three information sessions for Ypsilanti residents interested in the new Advance Ypsi education and jobs training program.
View Post : Ypsilanti residents invited to learn more about WCC's Advance Ypsi education and jobs training programtags: Automotive, Advance Ypsi, Mobility, Workforce Development, IT
Mom, daughter bring their passion for learning to WCC
Fran LeFort - September 05, 2023
As one half of a rare parent-child duo at WCC, Stephanie Suchala cried when she got the news last summer that her 13-year-old daughter Dylan would be joining her as a WCC student.
View Post : Mom, daughter bring their passion for learning to WCCtags: Fall 2023, Small Business Development Center, Student Success, Launch, SBDC, Computer Science
Passion for auto safety drives WCC alum's career with Toyota
Fran LeFort - September 04, 2023
When Zach Van Buren enrolled in WCC in 2016, he wasn’t sure where his career path would ultimately take him. But his pursuit of just one question helped to shape his trajectory. That is, how could he simply walk away from a rather nasty car accident he’d recently experienced?
View Post : Passion for auto safety drives WCC alum's career with Toyotatags: Launch, Student Success, Fall 2023, FAME
WCC is paving the road of the EV ecosystem
Fran LeFort - August 31, 2023
Washtenaw Community College is pairing with industry and state agencies to lead the advancement of Michigan’s EV ecosystem, offering three new programs to train students for high demand, high-wage jobs.
View Post : WCC is paving the road of the EV ecosystemtags: Advanced Transportation, Advanced Transportation Center, Launch, Electric Vehicles, Fall 2023
Flexibility of classes at WCC is a game-changer for adult learners
Fran LeFort - August 28, 2023
Flexibility is a game changer. That’s exactly what WCC offers learners of all ages and something Carolyn Bradshaw has embraced and relied on to earn a college degree and advance in her career.
View Post : Flexibility of classes at WCC is a game-changer for adult learnerstags: Career, Adult Learners, Student Success, On The Record, 2023, Fall 2023, December 2023, Human Resources, Business Management
HBCU Pathway helping WCC alumni achieve their dreams
Fran LeFort - August 28, 2023
Less than two years after launching an initiative to help more local students transfer to an HBCU, WCC filled its Towsley Auditorium with more than 400 local high school students to give them a taste of HBCU life.
View Post : HBCU Pathway helping WCC alumni achieve their dreamstags: Transfer, Diversity, Fall 2023, Launch, Student Success, HBCU Pathway, HBCU, HBCU Day
FAME Signing Day pairs WCC students with new employers
Fran LeFort - August 23, 2023
Washtenaw Community College, manufacturers and regional workforce development organizations have joined hands to meet industry talent needs through the national Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) work-and-learn apprenticeship program.
View Post : FAME Signing Day pairs WCC students with new employerstags: Advanced Manufacturing, Apprenticeships, On The Record, MI FAME, December 2023
Certificates, associate degrees highlight annual UA training week
Fran LeFort - August 18, 2023
More than 200 members of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices (UA) of the plumbing and pipefitting industry in the United States and Canada earned certificates and associate degrees on Thursday, highlighting a week of training at Washtenaw Community College.
View Post : Certificates, associate degrees highlight annual UA training weektags: Graduation, United Association, Skilled Trades, Plumbers and Pipefitters
Fall semester at WCC kicks off August 28 with new academic programs, national recognitions
Fran LeFort - August 15, 2023
WCC is gearing up for the 2023-24 academic year starting Monday, August 28. Registration for classes remains open, and prospective new students may apply at any time.
View Post : Fall semester at WCC kicks off August 28 with new academic programs, national recognitionstags: Michigan Reconnect, 2023-2024 School Year, Fall 2023, enroll, register
WCC named a Nursing Center of Excellence by National League for Nursing
Fran LeFort - July 31, 2023
Washtenaw Community College has been named a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing, the only community college and one of just nine nursing programs nationwide to earn the honor this year.
View Post : WCC named a Nursing Center of Excellence by National League for Nursingtags: Awards, Center of Excellence, On The Record, December 2023, Nursing, Health Sciences