WCC Public Safety chief appointed to chair county-wide association
Rich Rezler - January 15, 2021
WCC Chief of Public Safety Scott Hilden has been appointed chair of the Washtenaw County Criminal Justice Association for 2021
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WCC Police Academy earns prestigious accreditation
Rich Rezler - January 12, 2021
The WCC Police Academy is the first in the United States to be accredited by the IADLEST and the first in the world to receive an Award of Excellence from the international non-profit organization.
View Posttags: Accreditation, Advanced Technologies and Public Services Careers, Police Academy
Donaven Lee is WCC's third NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar
Rich Rezler - January 07, 2021
Donaven Lee is the third WCC student selected for the prestigious NASA program, following Emilee Seghi (Spring 2020) and Maximilian Ehinger (Fall 2020).
View Posttags: NASA, Student Success, Transfer
Tucker appointed to Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office policing commission
Rich Rezler - January 07, 2021
WCC Associate Vice President for Workforce and Community Development Brandon Tucker will serve on the 21st Century Policing Compliance Commission operated by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office.
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WCC has new tools for automotive cybersecurity
WCC - December 21, 2020
The college procured seven new workbenches that will allow students to interact with a vehicle infotainment system in an engineering and cybersecurity capacity.
View Posttags: ousearch_News_On The Record, December 2020, CCAT, Automotive Cybersecurity, On The Record
WCC faculty launch Liberal Arts Innovation Group
WCC - December 21, 2020
Because the importance of a strong liberal arts education is sometimes underestimated, a group of WCC faculty is designing methods and strategies to make them more relevant in today’s tech-heavy world.
View Posttags: ousearch_News_On The Record, Faculty Profile, December 2020, Liberal Arts Innovation Group, liberal arts, On The Record
Hip to crypto: 2 associate degrees led WCC grad to high-tech job in NYC
WCC - December 21, 2020
Carl Vitullo credits WCC for helping to prepare him for his job as an engineering manager and front-end developer for Stellar Development Foundation.
View Posttags: December 2020, ousearch_News_On The Record, Alumni Profile, Business and Computer Technologies, On The Record
'Exceptional' students complete WCC's Cisco Networking Academy
Rich Rezler - December 21, 2020
Six adults with disabilities from the Exceptional Academy in Northville have completed WCC’s Cisco Networking Academy. The goal of the academy is to prepare students for permanent employment in cybersecurity or networking.
View Posttags: cybersecurity, On The Record, Cisco Networking Academy, ousearch_News_On The Record, Networking, December 2020
100+ women who care about WCC
Anita LeBlanc - December 20, 2020
A generous $19,800 donation to the WCC Foundation’s Student Emergency Fund from 100+ Women Who Care of Washtenaw County is helping meet a 200% increase in student requests for aid since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
View Posttags: Student Emergency Fund, On The Record, December 2020, ousearch_News_On The Record, Donation, WCC Foundation
EMU offers scholarships to WCC Futures for Frontliners graduates
Rich Rezler - December 18, 2020
Essential workers using state-funded Futures for Frontliners scholarships at WCC can capitalize on an additional scholarship opportunity to continue their education at EMU.
View Posttags: Scholarships, ousearch_News_2020, Futures For Frontliners, Eastern Michigan University