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Accelerated business programs make returning to school more convenient for adult students

WCC - January 19, 2020

WCC currently offers four accelerated business programs: a 12-credit Management certificate, a 12-credit Entrepreneurship certificate, a 15-credit Business Enterprise Basics certificate and a 21-credit Core Business Skills certificate.

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tags: Management, On The Record, Business Enterprise Basics Certificate, Adult Education, Business and Computer Technologies, Accelerated Programs, January 2020, ousearch_News_On The Record

A fitness specialist sets up a leg press machine.

Community-focused health and fitness

Kelly Gampel - January 17, 2020

The staff at the Health and Fitness Center at WCC is eager and ready to help those who walk through the front doors – whether members or not – to reach their health goals.

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tags: Community enrichment, Health and Fitness, January 2020, ousearch_News_On The Record, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record

Jimmy Greene

WCC was the foundation for builder association president

Brendan Prebo - December 18, 2019

Jimmy Greene, president and CEO of the Greater Michigan Associated Builders and Contractors, credits Washtenaw Community College for his success as a businessperson and a community leader.

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tags: On The Record, December 2019, Alumni Profile, ousearch_News_On The Record

Dr. Allison Kade Fox, an ophthalmology resident at the University of Indiana School of Medicine, turned to Washtenaw Community College to prepare her for medical school.

WCC to MD: Meet Dr. Allison Kade Fox

Rich Rezler - December 08, 2019

In the early 2000s, a young woman named Allie Kade had a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan, but wanted more. So she turned to WCC.

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tags: Transfer, Alumni Profile, On The Record, December 2019, WCC to MD, ousearch_News_On The Record

WCC alumnus Praveena Ranaswami leads community relations for the Toyota Research and Development Center’s communications division.

WCC paved her road to success at Toyota

WCC Foundation - December 08, 2019

WCC alumnus Praveena Ranaswami leads community relations for the Toyota Research and Development Center’s communications division.

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tags: Toyota, On The Record, Alumni Profile, December 2019, ousearch_News_On The Record

Jessica Medina

Honoring WCC student veterans on Veterans Day

Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019

On Veterans Day, we honor all who’ve served, including our many student veterans. Please take a moment to meet just a few of the 600+ veterans who study at Washtenaw Community College each year. We thank them for their past service and look forward to what they’ll accomplish in the future.

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tags: Wadhams Veterans Center, December 2019, Student Veterans, On The Record, Veterans, ousearch_News_On The Record

A partnership between Ford Motor Company and Washtenaw Community College that started at the North American International Auto Show resulted in new jobs for (from left) WCC student Anthony Smith, alumnus Kenneth Legg and student Marcus Malnar. (Photo by Kelly Gampel)

Ford turns to WCC for talent

Susan Ferraro - October 01, 2019

At this year’s North American International Auto Show, Michael Lacelle, modeling manager at Ford Motor Company met Experiential Learning Coordinator Barbara Hauswith from Washtenaw Community College’s Center for Career Success. He shared that he was looking for mill operators and inquired whether the college might have qualified students with training on milling machines.

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tags: Kenneth Legg, Anthony Smith, On The Record, October 2019, Marcus Malnar, Ford Motor Company, ousearch_News_On The Record

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Fall of the Berlin Wall: 30 years later

Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019

When the Berlin Wall fell in November, 1989, signaling the end of the Cold War, East German-born Elisabeth Thoburn was living in Michigan. She met an American exchange student a decade earlier, fell in love, was married and moved to the United States in 1985.

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tags: October 2019, On The Record, Elisabeth Thoburn, ousearch_News_On The Record

Marc Fecker

Alumni profile: Innovator finds inspiration at WCC

Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019

Marc Fecker is the CEO and co-founder of Robo Retail, a full-service digital agency that supports small- to medium-size retailers and provides strategic consulting for large companies like Hertz, Chase Bank, and recreational vehicle maker BRP, which manufactures Ski-Doo, Evinrude and Cam-Am among other brands.

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tags: Marc Fecker, On The Record, October 2019, ousearch_News_On The Record

Gwen Hooks and her daughter, Jocelyn, of Belleville, observe Washtenaw Community College faculty member Susan Dentel during her Free College Day class, “Behind the Scenes: A Backstage Pass to the STEM Labs.” (Photo by CJ South)

WCC welcomes community to Free College Day

Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019

A trip to Free College Day is an annual event for the Kay family, but things get a little different every time they visit the Washtenaw Community College campus.

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tags: Free College Day, On The Record, October 2019, ousearch_News_On The Record

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