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Students from area high schools like Jeffrey Hu are preparing at WCC for the FIRST Robotics competition.
In a WCC building off the beaten path are several large classrooms with cement floors and makeshift workbenches pushed up against the walls. In one space, boxes and bits of metal resembling an erector set are strewn across a 10-foot-by-10-foot mat. One by one, lanky teenagers in sweatshirts and jeans walk into the room to pick up where they left off before breaking for a noontime snack of pizza and pop.
On this wintery Saturday afternoon, over 20 high school students from Huron, Skyline, and Community high schools and Washtenaw Technical Middle College, a few helpful dads, and a couple of students from the University of Michigan and WCC are puzzling over the nuts and bolts of building a mechanical device capable of moving a ball from point A to point B.
Full Story »Registration for WCC’s Spring/Summer Semester starts Wednesday, March 17, for current and readmitted students. Registration for new students starts one week later on Wednesday, March 24.
A schedule of credit classes is available on WCC’s website.
Students should register early, according to Larry Aeilts, WCC’s registrar. “There’s a lot of demand for our classes,” he said.
Full Story »For the twenty-third consecutive year, the Southeastern Michigan Science Fair returns to WCC March 12-13. The University of Michigan is cosponsoring the event.
Now in its 52nd year, the fair seeks to spark student interest in scientific projects. The remarkable array of experiments, models, collections, and senior exhibits in six categories will be displayed in WCC’s Morris Lawrence building and open to the public from noon to 4:00pm on March 13.
Full Story »Editor’s note: This article is an exclusive web preview for the Spring/Summer 2010 issue of WCC’s Career Focus magazine.
WCC digital video student Brian Johnson has big dreams. And Michigan’s booming film industry might help make them happen.
In 2007 just three films with budgets totaling $2 million were made in Michigan. Then the state legislature approved an aggressive tax incentive that produced immediate results.
Full Story »Registration for WCC’s Spring/Summer Semester starts Wednesday, March 17, for current and readmitted students. Registration for new students starts one week later on Wednesday, March 24.
For the twenty-third consecutive year, the Southeastern Michigan Science Fair returns to WCC March 12-13. The University of Michigan is cosponsoring the event.
Editor’s note: This article is an exclusive web preview for the Spring/Summer 2010 issue of WCC’s Career Focus magazine.
This fall, the Ypsilanti Community Band will partner with WCC to provide a new opportunity for College students who are passionate about musical performance in the new Washtenaw Community Concert Band.
In a WCC building off the beaten path are several large classrooms with cement floors and makeshift workbenches pushed up against the walls. In one space, boxes and bits of metal resembling an erector set are strewn across a 10-foot-by-10-foot mat. One by one, lanky teenagers in sweatshirts and jeans walk into the room to pick up where they left off before breaking for a noontime snack of pizza and pop.
Want to transfer to a four-year school but don’t know where to start? WCC offers lots of resources to help you.
Finding and landing a job in today’s economy takes savvy and attention to detail. To give students and alumni every possible advantage, the Employment Services Center at WCC hosts a series of free how-to workshops on resume dos and don’ts, proper interviewing practices, and job search techniques.
WCC celebrates 25 years of one of the best parties in town at its annual Mardi Gras celebration on Saturday, Feb. 6, an event sponsored by the WCC Foundation to raise money for scholarships.
When you step across the threshold of WCC’s Gallery One now through Feb. 24, you are struck with the unsettling feeling that a subtle layer of humanity has been deftly peeled away. That feeling draws you farther into a labyrinth of three-quarter walls and oddly shaped spaces, as you pause thoughtfully at the striking pieces of artwork on display.
In March, the United Methodist Retirement Communities will partner with WCC to provide basic nursing assistant skills training to residents of Chelsea and surrounding communities. Classes for the three-week program begin March 15, and a mandatory orientation will be held March 8.
No events for today.