WCC to honor graduates at May 17 Commencement Ceremony
WCC Public Relations - May 13, 2025
Washtenaw Community College’s (WCC) 2025 Commencement Ceremony will be Saturday, May 17, at Eastern Michigan University’s George Gervin GameAbove Center (formerly the EMU Convocation Center). The ceremony is open to the public and will begin at 9:20 a.m. It will also be livestreamed at wccnet.edu/graduation.
View Post : WCC to honor graduates at May 17 Commencement Ceremonytags: Graduation, Commencement
WCC Nursing Pinning Ceremony celebrates 63 graduates joining the profession
Rich Rezler - December 16, 2024
The 63-member graduating class of the WCC Nursing program was honored at the Winter 2024 Nursing Pinning Ceremony held Friday in Towsley Auditorium.
View Post : WCC Nursing Pinning Ceremony celebrates 63 graduates joining the professiontags: Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, Pinning Ceremony, Class of 2024, Nursing, Graduation
WCC Police Academy celebrates 27-member Class of 2024
Rich Rezler - September 09, 2024
The Washtenaw Community College Police Academy celebrated its 54th graduating class on Friday, Sept. 7.
View Post : WCC Police Academy celebrates 27-member Class of 2024tags: Graduation, October 2024, Pinning Ceremony, Class of 2024, Police Academy, On The Record, Public Service Training
Nursing graduates welcomed to profession at time-honored pinning ceremony
Fran LeFort - April 27, 2024
The 69-member graduating class of the WCC Nursing program was honored in front of family and friends at Towsley Auditorium on Friday.
View Post : Nursing graduates welcomed to profession at time-honored pinning ceremonytags: Graduation, Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, Pinning Ceremony, Student Success, Class of 2024, Nursing
WCC Police Academy celebrates special 31-member graduating class
Rich Rezler - March 23, 2024
The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) had a significant need for additional academy training, so WCC answered that call for assistance and built an additional 18-week academy.
View Post : WCC Police Academy celebrates special 31-member graduating classtags: Public Service Training, Police Academy, Class of 2024, Graduation
Nursing graduates honored at pinning ceremony
Rich Rezler - December 19, 2023
The Fall 2023 graduates of the WCC Nursing program participated in a pinning ceremony, a time-honored tradition dating back to the 1880s that represents an initiation into the profession.
View Post : Nursing graduates honored at pinning ceremonytags: Graduation, Class of 2023, Student Succes, Nursing, Center of Excellence in Nursing Education
Celebrating the Fall 2023 WCC Corrections Academy graduates
Rich Rezler - October 28, 2023
Family, friends and colleagues gathered in Towsley Auditorium on the WCC campus to celebrate the graduation of the 14-member WCC Corrections Academy Fall Class of 2023.
View Post : Celebrating the Fall 2023 WCC Corrections Academy graduatestags: Public Service Training, Class of 2023, Correctons Academy, December 2023, Graduation, On The Record
WCC Police Academy celebrates 36-member graduating class
Rich Rezler - September 09, 2023
An estimated 500 guests filled the 2|42 Community Church in Ann Arbor to celebrate the 36-member graduating class of the Washtenaw Community College Police Academy on Friday, including more than 100 current and retired law enforcement professionals who formed a long greeting line and, one-by-one, welcomed every graduate into the field after they received their certificate.
View Post : WCC Police Academy celebrates 36-member graduating classtags: Police Academy, Class of 2023, Public Service Training, Graduation
Certificates, associate degrees highlight annual UA training week
Fran LeFort - August 18, 2023
More than 200 members of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices (UA) of the plumbing and pipefitting industry in the United States and Canada earned certificates and associate degrees on Thursday, highlighting a week of training at Washtenaw Community College.
View Post : Certificates, associate degrees highlight annual UA training weektags: Plumbers and Pipefitters, Graduation, Skilled Trades, United Association
WCC Radiography graduates celebrate with pinning ceremony
Rich Rezler - June 10, 2023
Graduates of the Washtenaw Community College Radiography program were honored at a pinning ceremony, which welcomes them to the profession, on June 10 at Towsley Auditorium.
View Post : WCC Radiography graduates celebrate with pinning ceremonytags: Pinning Ceremony, Student Success, Radiography, Class of 2023, Graduation
Graduate Profile: De'ja Moon, Radiography
Rich Rezler - June 09, 2023
After 10 years in the healthcare field, De'ja Moon found her passion in radiography.
View Post : Graduate Profile: De'ja Moon, Radiographytags: Student Profile, Class of 2023, Radiography, Graduation
Graduate Profile: Karl Owen, Pre-Engineering Science
Rich Rezler - June 01, 2023
A native of San Jose, Karl Owen came to WCC to capitalize on its transfer relationship with the University of Michigan. And he has no plans to leave the state any time soon.
View Post : Graduate Profile: Karl Owen, Pre-Engineering Sciencetags: Class of 2023, Graduation, June 2023, STEM Scholars Program, On The Record, Student Profile, Pre-Engineering
Graduate Profile: Saydatou Cisse, Sports and Entertainment Management
Rich Rezler - May 30, 2023
Sports have always played a major role in Saydatou Cisse's life. While she attended WCC, she realized sports could extend beyond recreation and entertainment to become a career.
View Post : Graduate Profile: Saydatou Cisse, Sports and Entertainment Managementtags: Class of 2023, Student Profile, Sports, Graduation, On The Record, General Studies, June 2023, Sports and Entertainment Management
Graduate Profile: Adrian Barden, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Rich Rezler - May 25, 2023
Graduation doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve reached the end of your higher education pursuits. For Adrian Barden, joining the Washtenaw Community College Class of 2023 is just one stop along a much longer journey.
View Post : Graduate Profile: Adrian Barden, Entrepreneurship and Innovationtags: Business Administration, Student Profile, On The Record, Graduation, Class of 2023, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, June 2023
Graduate Profile: Lauren Blackford, Arts Management
Rich Rezler - May 23, 2023
Lauren Blackford played her first gig in September 2020, the same week she started classes at WCC. One week after completing her final WCC class in early May 2023, she was in a studio recording on her first EP.
View Post : Graduate Profile: Lauren Blackford, Arts Managementtags: liberal arts, June 2023, Graduation, Student Profile, Arts Management, On The Record
Graduate Profile: Susan Hamady, Photography
Rich Rezler - May 23, 2023
Susan Hamady earned a bachelor’s degree in 1968 and a master’s degree in 1980. But the 76-year-old Ann Arbor resident had never walked in a graduation ceremony … until Sunday.
View Post : Graduate Profile: Susan Hamady, Photographytags: Student Profile, On The Record, Digital Photography, Class of 2023, Photography, Emeritus Program, June 2023, Graduation
More than 2,500 degrees and certificates to be awarded at 2023 commencement
Kayla Gahagan - May 18, 2023
Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will award more than 2,500 degrees and certificates during its commencement ceremony on Saturday.
View Post : More than 2,500 degrees and certificates to be awarded at 2023 commencementtags: Associate Degree, Certificates, Commencement, Graduation
WCC kicks off graduation season with Winter 2023 Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Rich Rezler - April 28, 2023
Friends and family gathered in Towsley Auditorium to celebrate the 66-member graduating class of Washtenaw Community College nursing program.
View Post : WCC kicks off graduation season with Winter 2023 Nursing Pinning Ceremonytags: Graduation, Men in Nursing, Class of 2023, Pinning Ceremony, Student Success, Nursing
WCC celebrates STEM Scholars moving on to four-year universities
Kayla Gahagan - April 22, 2023
WCC directed the spotlight at a cohort of students this week, celebrating their success at the college and the next steps in their academic journey.
View Post : WCC celebrates STEM Scholars moving on to four-year universitiestags: Class of 2023, STEM Scholars Program, Graduation, Transfer, Student Success
Fall '22 nursing graduates celebrated at pinning ceremony
Rich Rezler - December 16, 2022
Friends and family of the 46-member Fall 2022 graduating class of the WCC nursing program gathered in Towsley Auditorium for a pinning ceremony, a time-honored tradition dating back to the 1880s that represents an initiation into the profession.
View Post : Fall '22 nursing graduates celebrated at pinning ceremonytags: Class of 2022, Graduation, Nursing, Student Success
WCC Corrections Academy celebrates Fall 2022 graduates
Rich Rezler - November 05, 2022
Family and friends gathered on the Washtenaw Community College campus Friday to celebrate the graduation of the 11-member WCC Corrections Academy Fall 2022 class.
View Post : WCC Corrections Academy celebrates Fall 2022 graduatestags: Correctons Academy, Public Service Training, On The Record, December 2022, Graduation
WCC Police Academy honors 41 graduates, its largest ever class
Rich Rezler - October 01, 2022
The largest group of recruits in the history of the WCC Police Academy celebrated its graduation, culminating with 36 members of the 41-person Class of 2022 receiving their badge from the law enforcement departments where they’ll start their career.
View Post : WCC Police Academy honors 41 graduates, its largest ever classtags: Graduation, Police Academy, Class of 2022, Advanced Technologies and Public Services Careers
WCC adds 47 new alumni to its ranks through United Association partnership
Fran LeFort - August 19, 2022
It’s been a couple decades coming, but Carlos Rivera’s winding path to college graduation makes his new achievement all the sweeter.
View Post : WCC adds 47 new alumni to its ranks through United Association partnershiptags: Alumni, On The Record, September 2022, Graduation, United Association
Adult Transitions Pathways celebrates 141-member graduating class
Rich Rezler - July 15, 2022
“Before this program, I had zero hope for myself being successful. I dropped out my senior year of high school and that made me feel like I failed my family and I failed myself,” student speaker Jaden Dudley said. “But now we’re going to walk out of here with smiles wide and caps held high … because we’re graduates, baby!”
View Post : Adult Transitions Pathways celebrates 141-member graduating classtags: September 2022, Adult Transitions Pathways, Class of 2022, Graduation, On The Record
WCC Radiography program celebrates its graduates with pinning ceremony
Rich Rezler - June 13, 2022
The graduation season at Washtenaw Community College continued on Sunday when 20 members of the college’s Radiography program participated in a pinning ceremony.
View Post : WCC Radiography program celebrates its graduates with pinning ceremonytags: Class of 2022, Radiography, Graduation
Graduate Profile: Kimberly Schamberger, Film Studies
Rich Rezler - May 25, 2022
Before she hits the stage at the Oscars or Emmys, Kimberly Schamberger already has one impressive award in her back pocket.
View Post : Graduate Profile: Kimberly Schamberger, Film Studiestags: Student Profile, Class of 2022, Graduation, June 2022, On The Record, Commencement
Graduate Profile: Caleb Rogers, Welding
Rich Rezler - May 25, 2022
Twenty college credits Caleb Rogers earned as a dual-enrolled high school student allowed him to finish WCC’s Welding Technology associate degree program in just one year.
View Post : Graduate Profile: Caleb Rogers, Weldingtags: On The Record, Commencement, Graduation, Student Profile, Class of 2022, June 2022
Graduate Profile: Austin Mudd, Mechatronics
Rich Rezler - May 24, 2022
Plenty of individuals hang their hat on the ability to do a job fast and do it right. Recent graduate Austin Mudd took that “fast and right” concept and upgraded it to “accelerated and exceptional.”
View Post : Graduate Profile: Austin Mudd, Mechatronicstags: June 2022, Graduation, Class of 2022, Student Profile, On The Record, Commencement
Graduate Profile: Ta'Varus Lumpkin, Dental Assisting
Rich Rezler - May 24, 2022
Extravagantly decorated caps are always a highlight at Commencement, but few have stood out quite like Ta'Varus Lumpkins' cap stood out.
View Post : Graduate Profile: Ta'Varus Lumpkin, Dental Assistingtags: Commencement, On The Record, June 2022, Graduation, Student Profile, Class of 2022
Graduate Profile: Daria Skalitzky, WTMC
Rich Rezler - May 24, 2022
Darie Skalitzky ended her time on the WCC campus with a high school diploma, associate degree, 62 transferrable college credits and a $1,500 scholarship she'll use at the University of Michigan.
View Post : Graduate Profile: Daria Skalitzky, WTMCtags: Commencement, June 2022, Graduation, Class of 2022, On The Record, Student Profile
Graduate Profile: Bianca Robinson, Nursing
Rich Rezler - May 24, 2022
Many WCC students returned to college to make a career change. Bianca Robinson has cycled through an interesting series of career choices herself, all before completing her education.
View Post : Graduate Profile: Bianca Robinson, Nursingtags: Class of 2022, June 2022, Commencement, Graduation, On The Record, Student Profile
Faculty speaker: Adversity experienced at WCC will serve grads well in the future
Freeman Gregory - May 23, 2022
During her Commencement address, faculty speaker Susan Dentel reminded WCC graduates that they are already grizzled veterans when it comes to surmounting adversity.
View Post : Faculty speaker: Adversity experienced at WCC will serve grads well in the futuretags: June 2022, STEM Scholars Program, On The Record, Class of 2022, Commencement, Graduation
Student speaker encourages fellow grads to brighten lives
Freeman Gregory - May 23, 2022
“If there is any power we have as people, it is the power to change what is around us," Commencement student speaker Caelan Saunders said. “As educated people, we see the problems before us. We see that it can be better.”
View Post : Student speaker encourages fellow grads to brighten livestags: Commencement, June 2022, Class of 2022, Graduation, On The Record
Commencement speaker urges new grads to stay local
Fran LeFort - May 23, 2022
Ann Arbor SPARK President & CEO Paul Krutko, this year's Honorary Associate Degree in Community Service recipient, commends WCC graduates for their perseverance.
View Post : Commencement speaker urges new grads to stay localtags: On The Record, Commencement, Class of 2022, Graduation, June 2022, Awards
Help Class of 2022 'pay it forward' with donation to WCC Foundation
Rich Rezler - May 22, 2022
A $20.22 donation to the WCC Foundation Scholarship Fund "will help change lives," incoming chair Alex Milshteyn told graduates and their guests at Commencement.
View Post : Help Class of 2022 'pay it forward' with donation to WCC Foundationtags: Class of 2022, Graduation, Commencement, WCC Foundation, On The Record, June 2022
WCC returns to in-person commencement, will award nearly 2,000 degrees and certificates
Fran LeFort - May 18, 2022
After hosting a virtual graduation salute in 2020 and a drive-through parade in 2021, WCC's traditional Commencement Ceremony returns in 2022.
View Post : WCC returns to in-person commencement, will award nearly 2,000 degrees and certificatestags: Graduation, Commencement, Class of 2022
Nursing graduates: 'We are all resilient'
Rich Rezler - April 29, 2022
The 69 graduating members of the WCC nursing program took part in the traditional pinning ceremony
View Post : Nursing graduates: 'We are all resilient'tags: Student Success, Graduation, Nursing, Class of 2022
WCC Police Academy celebrates its Class of 2021 at graduation ceremony
Rich Rezler - September 11, 2021
Family, friends and local law enforcement members gathered in Towsley Auditorium to celebrate the 18-member Washtenaw Community College Police Academy’s Class of 2021.
View Post : WCC Police Academy celebrates its Class of 2021 at graduation ceremonytags: Awards, Advanced Technologies and Public Services Careers, Graduation, Police Academy
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.
View Post : Meet graduates at WCC's first Commencement Parade and Celebrationtags: Graduation, ousearch_News_2021, Class of 2021, Student Profile, Commencement Parade
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.
View Post : WCC academic 'stars' recognized at Honors Convocationtags: Graduation, Student Success, Class of 2021, ousearch_News_2021, Honors Convocation
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.
View Post : On-campus parade highlights WCC plans to honor graduatestags: Class of 2021, Commencement, Honors Convocation, ousearch_News_2021, Graduation
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 Post : Surgical Technology, Sterile Processing programs host pinning ceremoniestags: Sterile Processing, ousearch_News_2021, Health Sciences, Class of 2021, Graduation, Surgical Technology
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.
View Post : WCC nursing graduates celebrated during virtual ceremonytags: Graduation, Nursing, Health Sciences, Class of 2021, Student Success, ousearch_News_2021
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.
View Post : 33 WCC Police Academy graduates honored for perseverance and dedicationtags: ousearch_News_On The Record, On The Record, ousearch_News_2020, Police Academy, December 2020, Graduation
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.”
View Post : Graduate profile: Nearly 40 years later, mom of 5 completes her degreetags: Graduation, ousearch_News_2020, Occupational Studies, Non-Traditional Student
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.
View Post : With WCC and EMU degrees complete, high school dropout and addict is off to U-Mtags: Keeping Up the Good Work, ousearch_News_2019, Graduation
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
View Post : UA member receives WCC degree in a graduation gown also worn by his wife, 3 kidstags: Union, Graduation, Commencement, Jim Krupp, United Association, 2018, ousearch_News_2018
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.
View Post : Local philanthropists to match 'Class of 2018' gifts to Student Emergency Fundtags: WCC Foundation, Commencement, 2018, Student Emergency Fund, Graduation, ousearch_News_2018, Jamie Buhr
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.
View Post : WCC student speaker: From tragic childhood to limitless futuretags: Paula Salazar, ousearch_News_2018, 2018, Commencement, Graduation
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 Post : WCC introduces digital certification service for graduatestags: Graduation, Digital Diploma, ousearch_News_2018, Commencement, 2018