Washtenaw Community College

Keep Skills Sharp With WCC Professional Development Classes

By Nancy Clay

Educating Today’s Environmental Experts

Building a sustainable world is the challenge for this and future generations. And constructing a degree program to meet that challenge is exactly what the faculty at WCC did in a unique and collaborative way.

Get Information Jan. 17 About Upcoming Italy Photo Trip

This May, WCC is again offering a three-week photography class in Sorrento, Italy, and its surrounding area. An information session about the trip will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in Room 303 of the Gunder Myran building.

Online Learning at WCC Needs Its Blackboard

Learning online is inevitable at WCC. Before students graduate or transfer to another college or university, they will have either taken an online class or had an online component in their regular classes. And that means they use Blackboard.

From GED Prep to College Success

Adults enroll in WCC’s GED preparation program to complete something they started. Now the program has several new components to help them set their next set of goals. At the top of the list: continuing on for a college certificate or degree.

WCC Is GI Friendly

GI Jobs magazine included WCC on its list of the most military friendly institutions for 2012. One reason for that distinction is that the College allows military personnel who are called to active service the opportunity to return without penalty.

WCC Phlebotomy Classes Keep Up With the Times

Decades ago, drawing blood was a skill taught quickly and informally in just a few hours. But today, to become a skilled phlebotomist professionals have to complete a much more rigorous course of study. And WCC provides it.

WCC Photo Showcase Features Student Work

A semester’s worth of hard work will be on exhibit when WCC’s Gallery One opens its doors to a one-day showcase of student photographs on Wednesday, Dec. 14.

Businesses Turn to WCC for Specialized Training Needs

By Nancy Clay

WCC Car Floors Them at 2011 SEMA Showcase

Showing a car at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) trade show in Las Vegas, rebuilt from the frame up by WCC students and faculty, is beyond compare. Having that car singled out by Motor Trend magazine as one of the “sweetest cars” there is beyond words.