WCC News Story Archive

Medical Assistant checking young girl's throat

Medical Assisting certificate program addresses needs of local employers

Rich Rezler - June 03, 2020

Local healthcare organizations IHA and Michigan Medicine have both expressed to WCC a pressing need to fill their talent pipeline with more certified medical assistants.

View Post :   Medical Assisting certificate program addresses needs of local employers

tags: Allied Health, Health Sciences, Medical Assisting, Medical Assistant, ousearch_News_2020, Certificates

Sandra Coward holding graduation sign

Graduate profile: Nearly 40 years later, mom of 5 completes her degree

Rich Rezler - June 03, 2020

When Sandy Coward left college in 1983, she promised her mother she would finish her degree one day. And then "life got in the way.”

View Post :   Graduate profile: Nearly 40 years later, mom of 5 completes her degree

tags: Graduation, ousearch_News_2020, Occupational Studies, Non-Traditional Student

Emilee Seghi holding planner with NASA logo

WCC graduate Emilee Seghi selected as NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar

Rich Rezler - May 23, 2020

Emilee Seghi will participate in the five-week, online NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar program with hopes of being selected for an all-expense-paid, four-day visit to a NASA center.

View Post :   WCC graduate Emilee Seghi selected as NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar

tags: NASA, ousearch_News_2020, Aerospace Engineering, Student Success

Samuel Harmon in 1965

Board of Trustees remembers first chairman, Samuel Harmon

Rich Rezler - May 19, 2020

WCC Board chair Christina Fleming requested a moment of silence at the beginning of Tuesday’s virtual meeting in honor of the death of Samuel Harmon, the first WCC board chair in 1965.

View Post :   Board of Trustees remembers first chairman, Samuel Harmon

tags: Board of Trustees, ousearch_News_2020

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Winter 2020 High Honors and Honors Students

WCC - May 15, 2020

Congratulations to the students who earned High Honors and Honors distinction during the Winter 2020 semester.

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tags: ousearch_News_2020, Honors, Winter 2020, Student Recognition, High Honors

Nik Kopka dribbling

Talent show winner knows his dad 'would've loved to see it'

Rich Rezler - May 05, 2020

Nik Kopka spent thousands of hours working on ball-handling drills during his basketball playing days. When he saw WCC’s Digital Talent Show advertised, he decided to polish up those skills.

View Post :   Talent show winner knows his dad 'would've loved to see it'

tags: Student Success, ousearch_News_2020, Talent Show

Screenshot of awards ceremony

Four WCC students win Student Production Awards

Rich Rezler - May 03, 2020

Four WCC Digital Media Arts students won first-place honors at the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' annual Student Production Awards.

View Post :   Four WCC students win Student Production Awards

tags: Student Awards, Student Success, Student Production Awards, Digital Video Production, Digital Media Arts, ousearch_News_2020

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WCC freezes tuition rates and fees amid COVID-19 crisis

Rich Rezler - April 29, 2020

As part of an ongoing commitment to affordability and in recognition of the financial impact of COVID-19, WCC announced it will freeze tuition rates and fees for the 2020-21 academic year.

View Post :   WCC freezes tuition rates and fees amid COVID-19 crisis

tags: ousearch_News_2020, Tuition

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Ali Kurmasha is WCC's fifth Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship winner

Rich Rezler - April 24, 2020

Ali Kurmasha is one of 50 community college students from around the country to receive the highly competitive Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

View Post :   Ali Kurmasha is WCC's fifth Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship winner

tags: ousearch_News_2020, Student Awards, Scholarships, Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, Student Success

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WCC team finishes 62nd out of 931 at National Cyber League competition

Rich Rezler - April 21, 2020

A group of Washtenaw Community College students finished 62nd out of 931 teams in the National Cyber League (NCL) Spring 2020 competition.

View Post :   WCC team finishes 62nd out of 931 at National Cyber League competition

tags: Awards, Student Activities, cybersecurity, ousearch_News_2020

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