![WCC emeritus student Claudia Dionne poses in one of the college's art studios](/news/ontherecord/articles/_media/claudiadionne.jpg)
70-year-old achieves goal of earning a WCC degree ... and did it for free
Rich Rezler - January 20, 2020
Claudia Dionne took WCC classes for free thanks to the college’s emeritus student program that offers tuition-free credit and non-credit classes to Washtenaw County residents age 65 and older.
View Post : 70-year-old achieves goal of earning a WCC degree ... and did it for freetags: Community enrichment, January 2020, Affordability, Fine Arts, Emeritus Program, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record
![WCC Business instructor Doug Waters holding an expensive textbook that he replaced with a free online alternative](/news/ontherecord/articles/_media/oerexpansion.jpg)
WCC is saving students money by creating alternatives to textbooks
Rich Rezler - January 20, 2020
After generating nearly $7 million in student savings over the past three years, faculty and staff at WCC is continuing to expand the college’s Open Education Resource (OER) program.
View Post : WCC is saving students money by creating alternatives to textbookstags: On The Record, Affordability, OER, Open Education Resources, January 2020, Library, ousearch_News_On The Record
![Graphic showing accelerated program titles: Business Enterprise Essentials, Entrepreneur, Business Enterprise Basics, Sales and Marketing, Management](/news/ontherecord/articles/_media/acceleratedprograms.png)
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.
View Post : Accelerated business programs make returning to school more convenient for adult studentstags: Business and Computer Technologies, Business Enterprise Basics Certificate, On The Record, Adult Education, Accelerated Programs, January 2020, Management, ousearch_News_On The Record
![A fitness specialist sets up a leg press machine.](/news/ontherecord/articles/_media/2020-01-otrfitness.jpg)
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.
View Post : Community-focused health and fitnesstags: Community enrichment, On The Record, Health and Fitness, ousearch_News_On The Record, January 2020, ousearch_News_On The Record