WCC News Story Archive: Student Success

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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.

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tags: Launch Fall 2024, Alumni, STEM Scholars Program, Launch, Student Success, Alumni Profile

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WCC Student Profile: Arterah Griggs

WCC Public Relations - September 10, 2024

A Chicago native, WCC student Arterah Griggs plans to transfer to Ferris State University in 2025.

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tags: Student Success, Launch Fall 2024, WCC Foundation, Transfer, Launch, Student Services, Student Profile

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Michigan Reconnect a family affair for WCC students

WCC Public Relations - September 03, 2024

The Michigan Reconnect scholarship program has become a family affair for the Reeds. Ryan Reed enrolled at WCC with the help of the Reconnect scholarship after noticing many positions posted on Indeed required college degrees. “I thought I might be underqualified, and I might want to go to school. It’s more for job security,” he says.

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tags: Student Success, Business Administration, Launch Fall 2024, Michigan Reconnect, Scholarship

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WCC launches 2024 Fall semester with new programs

Fran LeFort - August 30, 2024

WCC introduced two new associate degree programs and six new certificate programs for the Fall 2024 semester.

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tags: October 2024, Fall, Fall semester, On The Record, Student Success, 2024

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Employers say 21st century skills are more important than ever

WCC Public Relations - August 23, 2024

From Washtenaw Community College to Harvard University, Lourena De Abreu owes her achievements to more than simply good grades.The opportunity to dig into leadership roles in the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the Black Student Union — even the WCC softball team — helped De Abreu sharpen critical soft skills.

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tags: Career Skills, Launch Fall 2024, 21st Century Skills, Student Success

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WCC graduate living his dream in Country Music Capital of the World

WCC Public Relations - August 18, 2024

If there’s a lesson WCC graduate Evan Starr wants to share, it’s that falling down and getting back up is OK. But his education — and perhaps most importantly the encouragement from his instructors — has paved a path toward his dreams in the “Country Music Capital of the World."

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tags: Launch Fall 2024, Music, Sound Engineering, Country Music, Student Success, Music Production

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WCC students capitalizing on semiconductor partnership with University of Michigan

WCC Public Relations - August 17, 2024

A new partnership between Washtenaw Community College and University of Michigan’s Lurie Nanofabrication Facility (LNF) is a win-win. Just ask the three future engineers who started their college education at WCC and are working at the lab. Or Sandrine Martin, Ph.D., Managing Director of the LNF.

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tags: Student Success, Internships, Semiconductor Industry, Semiconductor, Launch Fall 2024

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After year of university in D.C., WCC alumna lands prestigious Detroit internship

WCC Public Relations - August 13, 2024

Since May 2023, Kaelyn Collins moved from her home in Ypsilanti to Washington, D.C., for a busy freshman year at prestigious HBCU Howard University and then spent this summer as an executive intern with Rock Ventures in Detroit.

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tags: Internship, Student Success, Launch Fall 2024, Launch, Real Estate

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Enroll now for professional development, personal enrichment classes this Fall at WCC

Fran LeFort - August 07, 2024

Professional development and personal enrichment non-credit classes at Washtenaw Community College (WCC) this Fall offer something for almost everyone, from first-time homebuyers and small business owners who want to improve their bookkeeping skills to dance aficionados and people who want to learn about other languages and cultures.

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tags: Non-Credit, Fast Track Job Training, Student Success, enroll, 2024

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Explore your WCC path to a dream career

Fran LeFort - July 02, 2024

WCC is hosting a Career Exploration Night on Tuesday, July 9 to introduce prospective students to career possibilities and more than 130 academic programs available at the college.

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tags: Student Success, Center for Career Success, Career Exploration Night

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