Advance Ypsi: WCC receives grant to launch jobs and education initiative in Ypsilanti
Fran LeFort - April 24, 2023
WCC has been awarded a $2.09 million grant to launch a jobs and education initiative to boost the quality of life and outcomes for underrepresented populations in Ypsilanti.
View Post : Advance Ypsi: WCC receives grant to launch jobs and education initiative in Ypsilantitags: community involvement, Advance Ypsi, Community enrichment, Workforce Training, Workforce Development, Ypsilanti
STEAM Week: High school students invited to explore careers and educational opportunities
Fran LeFort - February 16, 2023
WCC will highlight the exciting world of STEM and STEAM careers and educational opportunities the week of February 28 to March 2.
View Post : STEAM Week: High school students invited to explore careers and educational opportunitiestags: STEM, STEAM Week, Community enrichment, Aisha Bowe
WCC partnering to meet needs of area early care and education providers
Rich Rezler - December 19, 2022
The Michigan Association for the Education of Young People and WCC are partnering to bring high-quality Childhood Development Associate (CDA) credential training to meet the needs of early care and education providers in Southeast Michigan.
View Post : WCC partnering to meet needs of area early care and education providerstags: Community enrichment, community involvement, Child Development
WCC hosting second annual Liberal Arts Week October 24-28
Rich Rezler - October 13, 2022
October is National Arts and Humanities Month! Celebrate with WCC through interactive virtual workshops, showcasing how liberal arts classes empower personal and professional success, and sustain a fair and just society.
View Post : WCC hosting second annual Liberal Arts Week October 24-28tags: Community enrichment, Liberal Arts Innovation Group, Liberal Arts Week
Middle school students invited to Super STEAM Saturdays at WCC
Fran LeFort - July 26, 2022
WCC faculty members will lead interactive monthly workshops designed to expose students to the wide world of STEAM career options.
View Post : Middle school students invited to Super STEAM Saturdays at WCCtags: STEAM, Community enrichment, Super STEAM Saturdays, Campus Events
Washtenaw Community College hosts first archaeology fieldwork experience
Fran LeFort - June 13, 2022
A first-of-its-kind archaeological survey and dig on the WCC campus this summer hopes to reveal clues about previous activity in the area and serve as a teaching opportunity for enrolled students and community volunteers.
View Post : Washtenaw Community College hosts first archaeology fieldwork experiencetags: STEM, Community enrichment, On The Record, June 2022, Archaeology Field Experience, Campus
WCC hosting first archaeology fieldwork experience for students, volunteers
Fran LeFort - June 02, 2022
A first-of-its-kind archaeological survey and dig on the WCC campus this summer hopes to reveal clues about previous activity in the area and serve as a teaching opportunity for enrolled students and community volunteers
View Post : WCC hosting first archaeology fieldwork experience for students, volunteerstags: Community enrichment, Campus Events, Campus
Cash prizes awarded to help local entrepreneurs start and build businesses
Fran LeFort - May 31, 2022
Local entrepreneurs pitched their business plans for cash prizes in a hybrid return to Pitch@WCC, the WCC Entrepreneurship Center's premier annual event.
View Post : Cash prizes awarded to help local entrepreneurs start and build businessestags: Entrepreneurship Center, Community enrichment, June 2022, On The Record, Entrepreneurship, Pitch@WCC
Ann Arbor woman uses Free College Week to transition to new stage in life
Rich Rezler - April 26, 2022
LeNelle Covés attended nearly 40 of the 64 Free College Week classes that WCC offered earlier this month. "There's no reason I should be bored in my life because I have too many interests," she says.
View Post : Ann Arbor woman uses Free College Week to transition to new stage in life
Public invited to Free College Week at WCC
Fran LeFort - March 15, 2022
Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will open its virtual classroom doors to the public during Free College Week on Monday, April 4, through Friday, April 8.
View Post : Public invited to Free College Week at WCCtags: On The Record, Free College Week, March 2022, Community enrichment, Online Learning
Community invited to participate in WCC's Liberal Arts Week on Oct. 25-29
Fran LeFort - October 18, 2021
The public is invited to participate in WCC's first Liberal Arts Week. Events offer interactive, virtual and in-person workshops that showcase how jobs and the world around us are impacted by liberal arts studies.
View Post : Community invited to participate in WCC's Liberal Arts Week on Oct. 25-29tags: Liberal Arts Week, Community enrichment, Liberal Arts Innovation Group
Public invited to meet with 60 employers at WCC's Oct. 15 virtual career fair
Fran LeFort - October 01, 2021
Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will host a career fair Oct. 15 with an anticipated 60 employers seeking to fill positions. The virtual event is free and open to the public.
View Post : Public invited to meet with 60 employers at WCC's Oct. 15 virtual career fairtags: Center for Career Success, Career Fair, Community enrichment
WCC joins EMU, YMCA to address critical need for child development workers
Rich Rezler - August 14, 2020
The Early Childhood Education program at WCC is joining an effort spearheaded by the Office of Engage@EMU to respond to a critical community need for certified child development workers in eastern Washtenaw County.
View Post : WCC joins EMU, YMCA to address critical need for child development workerstags: Community enrichment, Early Childhood Education, community involvement, ousearch_News_2020
WCC offering free Race and Ethnic Relations virtual learning series to community
Rich Rezler - June 26, 2020
Washtenaw Community College is offering a free, five-part Race and Ethnic Relations virtual learning series.
View Post : WCC offering free Race and Ethnic Relations virtual learning series to communitytags: ousearch_News_2020, Race and Ethnicity, Community enrichment