WCC News Story Archive: Scholarship

Reconnect at WCC

Adults 21+ now eligible for Michigan Reconnect scholarship

Fran LeFort - August 20, 2026

The State of Michigan’s Reconnect program has expanded its reach to help more adult students pursue their dreams through a college education.

View Post :   Adults 21+ now eligible for Michigan Reconnect scholarship

tags: Scholarship, Michigan Reconnect, Adult Learners

Ryan Reed, Jessica Reed, and Steven Reed standing on a hill together.

Michigan Reconnect a family affair for WCC students

WCC Public Relations - September 03, 2024

The Michigan Reconnect scholarship program has become a family affair for the Reeds. Ryan Reed enrolled at WCC with the help of the Reconnect scholarship after noticing many positions posted on Indeed required college degrees. “I thought I might be underqualified, and I might want to go to school. It’s more for job security,” he says.

View Post :   Michigan Reconnect a family affair for WCC students

tags: Launch Fall 2024, Scholarship, Student Success, Business Administration, Michigan Reconnect

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Reconnect, FAME changed student's life

WCC Public Relations - December 20, 2023

Andrew Denton is on a new path to a rewarding career in the advanced manufacturing industry, and the Michigan Reconnect Scholarship, coupled with some hard work, is to thank.

View Post :   Reconnect, FAME changed student's life

tags: Launch, Student Success, Michigan Reconnect, Scholarship, 2023, Launch Winter 2023

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Michigan Achievement Scholarship will save graduating seniors thousands

WCC Public Relations - November 02, 2022

The new Michigan Achievement Scholarship will save community college students up to $8,250 over three years.

View Post :   Michigan Achievement Scholarship will save graduating seniors thousands

tags: December 2022, Affordability, On The Record, Scholarship

WCC student Ahmed Ghalib with a certificate signifying his selection as a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship recipient.

WCC student Ahmed Ghalib wins highly selective, national scholarship

Richard Rezler - April 24, 2019

For the second straight year, a Washtenaw Community College student is the recipient of a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship that awards bachelor's degree-seeking students up to $40,000 annually for as many as three years.

View Post :   WCC student Ahmed Ghalib wins highly selective, national scholarship

tags: Award, ousearch_News_2019, Scholarship, Keeping Up the Good Work, Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

Dr. Kimberly Hurns (left) congratulates Maria Paula Salazar earning the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

WCC student wins $120,000 scholarship

Kelly Gampel - April 11, 2018

A Washtenaw Community College student has earned a prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

View Post :   WCC student wins $120,000 scholarship

tags: 2018, Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, ousearch_News_2018, Scholarship, Maria Paula Salazar

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