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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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Spring Career Fair connects employers with talent

Apr 27, 2015 10:16am Filed under:

The annual Washtenaw Community College Spring Career Fair held last month was the largest in the college’s history. Eighty local employers participated in the fair including Dick Scott Automotive Group, IKEA, Manpower, Thetford and Thomson Reuters.

Entrepreneurship Center connects startups, community

Apr 27, 2015 10:15am Filed under:

Budding entrepreneurs need a variety of resources to grow ideas into thriving businesses, and accessing all those resources can be difficult. But now there is a new central place, offering assistance on everything from marketing to legal support to financing, at the Entrepreneurship Center at Washtenaw Community College.

WCC is a gem in our community

Apr 27, 2015 10:14am Filed under:

Sean Duval, a member of the WCC Foundation Executive Committee, calls WCC a “gem in our community.” He cited the Foundation’s mission as an investment in the community and one that will return dividends to the people of Washtenaw County for many years to come.

WCC awarded $4.4 million from State of Michigan

Mar 31, 2015 4:31pm Filed under:

WCC Foundation raises over $100K for WCC students

Mar 31, 2015 4:30pm Filed under:

The 29th annual Mardi Gras fundraiser for the Washtenaw Community College Foundation was another smashing success, raising $111,000 in support of WCC students.

Bond refinancing saves WCC $1.5 million

Mar 31, 2015 4:29pm Filed under:

On March 11, Washtenaw Community College closed a deal to refinance its two outstanding bonds at a significant savings to the college.

WCC faculty and administrators collaborate to save students money

Mar 31, 2015 4:28pm Filed under:

It’s a sobering statistic – according to a 2014 Student Public Interest Research Group survey 65 percent of students skip buying or renting textbooks due to cost. Over a ten-year period from 2002 through 2012 textbook prices have increased by an alarming rate of 82 percent.

WCC meets growing need for licensed pharmacy technicians

Mar 31, 2015 4:26pm Filed under:

Washtenaw Community College’s pharmacy technician program students are more in-demand than ever before.

Mission accomplished!

Mar 31, 2015 4:22pm Filed under:

More than thirty high school students from across the region experienced a unique learning experience as participants in the 2015 Global Trade Mission program held on campus during the last week of February. This was the third year the College sponsored the program, which is designed to introduce high school students to the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, give them an understanding of how the global economy works and expose them to emerging technologies.