60 Stories: Alumna builds success in business and on the farm
WCC Public Relations - April 01, 2026
For Kaitlin Lesser, her Washtenaw Community College education is on display every day — from the fields of her family farm to the operations floor of a local manufacturing business.
View Post : 60 Stories: Alumna builds success in business and on the farmtags: Launch Summer 2026, Alumni Profile, Business, 60 Stories
60 Stories: Apprenticeship led to career as robotics technician
Terry Jacoby - March 25, 2026
Andrew Matthews completed the Magna Apprenticeship Program at WCC, earning a Robotics Technician certificate in the process.
View Post : 60 Stories: Apprenticeship led to career as robotics techniciantags: Alumni Profile, Launch Summer 2026, Apprenticeship Programs, 60 Stories, Robotics, Apprenticeships
60 Stories: Never the same day twice for auctioneer
WCC Public Relations - March 16, 2026
For Mathias Donat, no two workdays are alike. One moment he’s supporting families at an estate sale, the next repairing an old tractor, and later he may be on stage in a tuxedo, energizing a crowd of more than 1,000 at a black-tie benefit auction.
View Post : 60 Stories: Never the same day twice for auctioneertags: liberal arts, Launch Summer 2026, Alumni Profile, 60 Stories, Business
60 Stories: Vietnam veteran found a home at WCC
Rich Rezler - February 27, 2026
It was 1971 when Dale Throneberry first walked onto the campus of WCC. The college opened just five years prior and community colleges were emerging nationwide as an expanding pathway to higher education.
View Post : 60 Stories: Vietnam veteran found a home at WCCtags: On The Record, Faculty Profile, Wadhams Veterans Center, March 2026, Alumni Profile, 60 Stories
60 Stories: Alumna calls WCC her 'launching pad'
Terry Jacoby - February 18, 2026
Alicia Shivers began her academic career at WCC, an experience that proved pivotal in shaping her future.
View Post : 60 Stories: Alumna calls WCC her 'launching pad'tags: Alumni Profile, March 2026, 60 Stories, On The Record
60 Stories: Alum takes WCC photo training to global level
Rich Rezler - February 10, 2026
Rob Woodcox, a 2012 graduate of WCC's photography program, recently produced a major global photography campaign for Nike in collaboration with the SKIMS apparel brand.
View Post : 60 Stories: Alum takes WCC photo training to global leveltags: Photography, 60 Stories, Digital Photography, On The Record, Alumna Profile, March 2026
60 Stories: Alum's recipe for success is a dash of maturity and heaping scoops of knowledge
Rich Rezler - February 03, 2026
After struggling in high school and dropping out of college, Michael Kozma found new motivation at WCC and graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
View Post : 60 Stories: Alum's recipe for success is a dash of maturity and heaping scoops of knowledgetags: Alumni Profile, 60 Stories
60 Stories: WCC alum is a cybersecurity 'good guy'
Anita LeBlanc - January 28, 2026
A WCC associate degree and his own dedication to continuous learning has been enough for Alexander Sabin to build a successful cybersecurity career.
View Post : 60 Stories: WCC alum is a cybersecurity 'good guy'tags: 60 Stories, cybersecurity, Alumni Profile
60 Stories: First-generation college graduate now advocates for WCC
WCC Communications - January 20, 2026
When it comes to spreading the message about the many benefits of starting your higher ed journey at a community college, it’s safe to call alumnus Nick Avram one of WCC’s biggest advocates.
View Post : 60 Stories: First-generation college graduate now advocates for WCCtags: Transfer, Affordability, 60 Stories, Alumni Profile
60 Stories: Sterile Processing graduate 'wanted a career, not a job'
Kayla Gahagan - January 15, 2026
Statia Hamilton started her family young and took a less traditional educational pathway to her dream job as a medical instrument technician at the Veteran Affairs Hospital in Ann Arbor.
View Post : 60 Stories: Sterile Processing graduate 'wanted a career, not a job'
60 Stories: Award-winning student turns into video production professional
Rich Rezler - January 08, 2026
Patrice Scott won two first-place trophies from the Michigan chapter of the National Association of Television Arts & Sciences while he was a student at WCC.
View Post : 60 Stories: Award-winning student turns into video production professionaltags: Student Production Awards, Alumni Profile, Video Production, 60 Stories
60 Stories: WCC makes mid-career pivot possible for physician assistant
Rich Rezler - January 04, 2026
Kevin Ryan was 35 when his employer announced it was closing its doors. His choices were simple: Find another job in what was a dying industry or make a dramatic change. He chose change. And he chose Washtenaw Community College to help make it happen.
View Post : 60 Stories: WCC makes mid-career pivot possible for physician assistanttags: Adult Learners, Alumni Profile, 60 Stories
60 Stories: Marine started transition to Chemical Engineer at WCC
Kayla Gahagan - December 20, 2025
Jason Franchi never planned to go to college. He entered the Marines directly out of high school and served for five years. It wasn’t until he decided to sign up for classes at WCC that he envisioned life with a college degree.
View Post : 60 Stories: Marine started transition to Chemical Engineer at WCCtags: 60 Stories, Engineering, Alumni Profile
60 Stories: Medical researcher got debt-free start at WCC
WCC Communications - December 18, 2025
Dan Tyrrell's educational journey began at Washtenaw Community College, where he earned a General Studies in Math and Natural Science associate degree, with honors, in 2008.
View Post : 60 Stories: Medical researcher got debt-free start at WCCtags: General Studies, 60 Stories, 60th Anniversary, Alumni Profile
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 partnertags: Alumni Profile, 60 Stories, Transportation Technologies
60 Stories: The only diploma on attorney J.T. Iacovetta's wall is his WCC associate degree
Fran LeFort - December 08, 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 degreetags: 60 Stories, Alumni Profile
60 Stories: 'Welding My Way to a Bright Future'
Rich Rezler - December 03, 2025
When Caleb Rogers crossed the stage to receive his Washtenaw Community College degree, the bright yellow cut-out letters spread across his black mortar board perfectly summarized the moment: “Welding My Way to a Bright Future!”
View Post : 60 Stories: 'Welding My Way to a Bright Future'tags: 60 Stories, Alumni Profile, Welding, 60th Anniversary
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 successtags: Launch Fall 2025, Transfer, Launch, 60 Stories, Alumni Profile
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 Milantags: Launch Winter 2026, Community enrichment, Alumni Profile, 60 Stories, Launch, Child Development
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
60 stories: Path from GED to GM started at WCC
Rich Rezler - November 14, 2025
John Benjamin is Chief of Staff for General Motors’ Autonomous Vehicle Product Management team. His path to the cutting edge of automotive technology wasn’t a straight line.
View Post : 60 stories: Path from GED to GM started at WCCtags: GED, 60th Anniversary, Adult Transitions Pathways, Adult Learners, November 2025, Alumni Profile, 60 Stories, On The Record
60 Stories: Desire to protect drivers led to fulfilling career
Fran LeFort - November 06, 2025
Zach Van Buren's deep desire to understand and be a part of helping to protect other drivers and passengers has paved the road to a fulfilling career with Toyota Motor North America.
View Post : 60 Stories: Desire to protect drivers led to fulfilling career
60 Stories: Restoring a Chevelle at WCC catapulted Colby McLaughlin to dream career
Terry Jacoby - October 31, 2025
Willis native Colby McLaughlin is president and board member at Trim Illusion Holdings. He began the dream career at WCC.
View Post : 60 Stories: Restoring a Chevelle at WCC catapulted Colby McLaughlin to dream careertags: Launch Winter 2026, Custom Cars and Concepts, 60 Stories, 60th Anniversary, Launch, Transportation Technologies, Auto Body Repair
60 Stories: Two generations of WCC nurses
Rich Rezler - October 24, 2025
When Seema Awan walks across the stage at WCC's nursing pinning ceremony in December, she’ll be following in the footsteps of her mother, Anna, who began her own nursing journey at the college a decade ago.
View Post : 60 Stories: Two generations of WCC nursestags: 60th Anniversary, Alumni Profile, 60 Stories, Nursing, On The Record, November 2025, Student Profile
60 Stories: WCC grad learns cool new skills, earns hot new job
Terry Jacoby - October 15, 2025
Anya Pomykala enrolled at WCC at the age of 30 and at a crossroads. She left with a new career in a hot job market.
View Post : 60 Stories: WCC grad learns cool new skills, earns hot new jobtags: Alumni Profile, HVAC, 60 Stories
60 Stories: Physical Therapist Assistant grad turns clinical experience into business ownership
Terry Jacoby - October 12, 2025
Clinical rotations are a key part of WCC's Physical Therapist Assistant program. For Maysa Fontoura Barbosa, one of those rotations turned into the opportunity of a lifetime.
View Post : 60 Stories: Physical Therapist Assistant grad turns clinical experience into business ownershiptags: 60 Stories, 60th Anniversary, Alumni Profile, Physical Therapist Assistant
60 Stories: 'A person saw potential in me'
WCC Public Relations - October 03, 2025
Alaa Almounauar would tell you one of the best things that happened to her was someone calling her out — to pursue more education.
View Post : 60 Stories: 'A person saw potential in me'tags: 60 Stories, STEM Scholars Program, Alumni Profile, Student Succes
60 Stories: Apprenticeship program jumpstarts healthcare IT jobs
Terry Jacoby - September 25, 2025
Apprenticeships aren't just for the skilled trades anymore! WCC and Michigan Medicine have partnered on a paid apprenticeship program in Healthcare Information Technology, offering a fast track into one of today's most in-demand fields.
View Post : 60 Stories: Apprenticeship program jumpstarts healthcare IT jobstags: Fall 2025, Apprenticeships, Launch, 60 Stories, Information Technology
60 Stories: WCC grad exemplifies next generation of transportation workforce
Fran LeFort - September 09, 2025
Washtenaw Community College is educating a nimble, highly skilled workforce for the next generation in automated transportation and mobility, and recent graduate Alex Spencer is poised to become one of those new leaders.
View Post : 60 Stories: WCC grad exemplifies next generation of transportation workforcetags: 60 Stories, Advanced Transportation Center, Alumni Profile
60 Stories: Teacher says attending WCC was 'the best decision I could have made'
WCC Public Relations - September 07, 2025
Early on, Lauren Alexander knew she wanted to be a teacher. Today, the Saline native is doing exactly that as a kindergarten teacher in Monroe.
View Post : 60 Stories: Teacher says attending WCC was 'the best decision I could have made'
60 Stories: Advanced Manufacturing grad fine-tuning his career
WCC Public Relations - September 05, 2025
Like many people, Felipe Agurto wandered along life’s path for a while before finding the right direction for his career.
View Post : 60 Stories: Advanced Manufacturing grad fine-tuning his career
60 Stories: Brazil native started with ESL, finished with Nursing degree
Fran LeFort - September 03, 2025
Ana Andrade arrived in Michigan from Brazil in 2018 and started working as a cardiac nurse in 2023. During the five years in between played out a story of perseverance and perspective.
View Post : 60 Stories: Brazil native started with ESL, finished with Nursing degreetags: Alumni Profile, 60 Stories, ESL, Nursing