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$15 million renewal for connected and automated transportation Midwest hub

WCC Public Relations & U-M - February 21, 2023

A new $15 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation renews and expands the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation, a consortium of nine colleges and universities, including Washtenaw Community College.

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tags: March 2023, Mobility, Automotive Cybersecurity, On The Record, CCAT

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WCC grad Alex Spencer exemplifies next generation of transportation workforce

Fran LeFort - August 10, 2022

WCC is educating a nimble, highly skilled workforce for the next generation of automated transportation and mobility, and recent graduate Alex Spencer is poised to become one of those new leaders.

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tags: December 2022, CCAT, Launch Fall 2022, Advanced Transportation, Automotive, Launch, On The Record, Alumni Profile, Automotive Services, ousearch_News_Launch Magazine

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Building the advanced transportation workforce of the future

Fran LeFort - April 15, 2022

WCC's role in automated transportation and mobility was highlighted at the CCAT Global Symposium hosted by the University of Michigan

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tags: CCAT, Advanced Transportation Center, On The Record, Mobility, June 2022

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Student Trevor Clayton represents WCC on national transportation panel

Fran LeFort - December 15, 2021

Washtenaw Community College (WCC) student Trevor Clayton was selected as a panelist for the National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) webinar discussion held December 3. Clayton joined peers from four other community colleges throughout the nation to discuss the many transportation fields of study and potential career paths and to impart advice to interested high school students.

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tags: On The Record, Automotive, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Advanced Transportation Center, Transportation Technologies, January 2022, CCAT

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WCC leads next-generation workforce preparation with new Ford Mustang Mach-E

Fran LeFort - July 22, 2021

WCC has added an all-electric 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV to its bank of cutting-edge technology, solidifying its leadership in preparing the workforce of the future

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tags: Advanced Transportation Center, Workforce Development, On The Record, August 2021, CCAT, Transportation Technologies

Future of Mobility

Education, workforce development key for Michigan to retain global mobility leadership position

Fran LeFort - May 11, 2021

Michigan will need about 12,000 workers to keep its position as a global mobility leader in the decades to come, the state's Chief Mobility Officer said during a Washtenaw Economic Club event.

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tags: CCAT, Washtenaw Economic Club, ousearch_News_2021, Mobility, Advanced Transportation

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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.

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tags: On The Record, Automotive Cybersecurity, ousearch_News_2020, ousearch_News_On The Record, December 2020, CCAT

Tim Brom of Grimm Cybersecurity explains how to set up WCC’s new mobile hacking workbench — which teaches students the mechanics of reverse engineering a vehicle – to faculty Cindy Krzeczkowski and Michael Galea. | Photo by Kelly Gampel

Mobile hacking workbench enhances WCC's reputation as leader in cybersecurity education

Richard Rezler - October 15, 2018

Washtenaw Community College has been a leader in cybersecurity education since it became the first institution in the state to offer a cybersecurity degree in the early 2000s.

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tags: Advanced Transportation Center, mobile hacking workbench, October 2018, connected vehicles, CCAT, cybersecurity, Workforce Development, On The Record, autonomous vehicles, ousearch_News_On The Record