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: 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: 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.
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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
From WCC to the deep blue sea
Fran LeFort - June 27, 2025
How Marina Wennstrom grew up in the Detroit metropolitan area and ended up nose-to-nose with marine animals on the West Coast is a tale that includes a stop at Washtenaw Community College.
View Post : From WCC to the deep blue seatags: Alumni Profile, Biology, Launch, Transfer
Alumni Profile: Nathan Perry rockets to a second career at Blue Origin
Rich Rezler - April 08, 2025
WCC graduate Nathan Perry is a Launch Vehicle Test Engineer at Blue Origin, working hands-on with the crew capsule that carries scientific payloads and astronauts during launches.
View Post : Alumni Profile: Nathan Perry rockets to a second career at Blue Origintags: Aisha Bowe, Alumni Profile, Transfer, Adult Learners, Pre-Engineering
WCC Alumni Profile: Alaa Almounauar
WCC Public Relations - September 18, 2024
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 : WCC Alumni Profile: Alaa Almounauartags: Launch, Alumni Profile, Alumni, Student Success, Launch Fall 2024, STEM Scholars Program