Meet graduates at WCC's first Commencement Parade and Celebration
Rich Rezler - May 22, 2021
Spend any time around Washtenaw Community College students and you're bound to meet interesting people and hear compelling stories. Here are just a few we gathered at the college's Commencement Parade & Celebration.
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WCC academic 'stars' recognized at Honors Convocation
Rich Rezler - May 21, 2021
The WCC Spring 2021 Virtual Honors Convocation honored 507 high honors and honors graduate candidates in the Class of 2021 and 780 additional students who earned high honors during the Winter 2021 semester.
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On-campus parade highlights WCC plans to honor graduates
Fran LeFort - May 17, 2021
Washtenaw Community College will honor 1,578 new graduates during a three-day slate of commencement activities capped by a first-ever on-campus parade and celebration.
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Surgical Technology, Sterile Processing programs host pinning ceremonies
Rich Rezler - May 08, 2021
The WCC Surgical Technology and Sterile Processing programs' graduates were socially distanced across Towsley Auditorium while friends and family watched a live stream of their pinning ceremony from home.
View Posttags: Health Sciences, Surgical Technology, ousearch_News_2021, Class of 2021, Graduation, Sterile Processing
WCC nursing graduates celebrated during virtual ceremony
Rich Rezler - May 05, 2021
Sixty-one graduates of the Washtenaw Community College Associate Degree in Nursing program were honored during a virtual Spring Graduate Nurse Pinning Ceremony.
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33 WCC Police Academy graduates honored for perseverance and dedication
Rich Rezler - November 20, 2020
What this year’s Washtenaw Community College Police Academy graduation ceremony was missing of its typical pomp and circumstance was replaced with an unparalleled level of pride and admiration for those who completed their training in a most atypical year.
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Graduate profile: Nearly 40 years later, mom of 5 completes her degree
Rich Rezler - June 03, 2020
When Sandy Coward left college in 1983, she promised her mother she would finish her degree one day. And then "life got in the way.”
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With WCC and EMU degrees complete, high school dropout and addict is off to U-M
Richard Rezler - April 29, 2019
Following his graduation from Eastern Michigan University on Sunday, Washtenaw Community College alumnus Thomas Klemm is two-thirds of the way through a trifecta of Washtenaw County higher education.
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UA member receives WCC degree in a graduation gown also worn by his wife, 3 kids
Richard Rezler - August 20, 2018
UA member receives WCC degree in a graduation gown also worn by his wife, 3 kids
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Local philanthropists to match 'Class of 2018' gifts to Student Emergency Fund
Richard Rezler - May 23, 2018
WCC Foundation Board of Directors chairman Jamie Buhr asked the recent graduates to first consider making a difference for current and future students at the college.
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WCC student speaker: From tragic childhood to limitless future
Richard Rezler - May 20, 2018
Paula Salazar, the student speaker at WCC’s 2018 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, takes the phrase “overcoming obstacles” to a higher level.
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WCC introduces digital certification service for graduates
Richard Rezler - May 07, 2018
Washtenaw Community College announced it is providing graduates with a new way to share their accomplishments with family, friends and future employers.
View Posttags: 2018, Commencement, ousearch_News_2018, Digital Diploma, Graduation