60 Stories: Two generations of WCC nurses
Rich Rezler - October 24, 2025
When Seema Awan walks across the stage at WCC's nursing pinning ceremony in December, she’ll be following in the footsteps of her mother, Anna, who began her own nursing journey at the college a decade ago.
View Post : 60 Stories: Two generations of WCC nursestags: 60 Stories, Nursing, Alumni Profile, 60th Anniversary, Student Profile
60 Stories: Brazil native started with ESL, finished with Nursing degree
Fran LeFort - September 03, 2025
Ana Andrade arrived in Michigan from Brazil in 2018 and started working as a cardiac nurse in 2023. During the five years in between played out a story of perseverance and perspective.
View Post : 60 Stories: Brazil native started with ESL, finished with Nursing degreetags: 60 Stories, Nursing, Alumni Profile, ESL
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
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 is a gateway to healthcare careers
WCC Public Relations - April 20, 2024
Washtenaw Community College is an ideal launch point for a career in healthcare. The college’s 17 programs form a gateway to an industry constantly in high demand for trained professionals. Beginning your career journey at WCC offers many advantages — like low cost, small class sizes, excellent transfer opportunities to advance your education at a four-year institution, or direct job placement.
View Post : WCC is a gateway to healthcare careerstags: Physical Therapist Assistant, Cardiac Telemetry, Student Success, Dental Assisting, Health Sciences, Summer Launch 2024, Nursing Skills Assistant, Radiography, Nursing, Healthcare, Medical Assisting, 2024, Health Administration, Health Care, Medical Billing and Coding, Launch, Sterile Processing, Surgical Technology
Nursing graduate adds Student Art Show winner to her list of WCC accomplishments
Rich Rezler - April 05, 2024
As she neared completion of the nationally recognized Nursing program at WCC, Xiaoyan Cui carved out a little time to further develop a long-time hobby. She took ART 120: Portrait Painting and Life Drawing as an elective. The results were award-winning.
View Post : Nursing graduate adds Student Art Show winner to her list of WCC accomplishmentstags: Fine Arts, Student Succes, WCC Student Art Show, Nursing, Student Art Show, Student Awards, Digital Media Arts
Two WCC students among semifinalists for prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
Rich Rezler - March 29, 2024
WCC students Ana Garcia-Osorio and Carmen Samaniego are among 459 community college students nationwide selected as semifinalists for the highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship that will provide as much as $165,000 to complete a bachelor’s degree.
View Post : Two WCC students among semifinalists for prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarshiptags: Nursing, Scholarships, Student Success, Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, Transfer
Agnes and Stephen Reading gift additional $1 million, now funding 20 full-ride nursing scholarships
Fran LeFort - January 09, 2024
Agnes and Stephen Reading have endowed an additional $1 million to double the size of the Reading Nursing Scholarship program for Washtenaw Community College students.
View Post : Agnes and Stephen Reading gift additional $1 million, now funding 20 full-ride nursing scholarshipstags: Donation, Nursing, WCC Foundation, Reading Scholars, March 2024, Scholarships, On The Record
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
Alumni Profile: Brazil native started with ESL classes, ended with associate degree in Nursing
WCC Public Relations - December 18, 2023
Ana Andrade arrived in Michigan from Brazil in 2018, speaking very little English, and today is a nurse in the medical surgery cardiac unit at Detroit Medical Center. During the five years in between played out a story of perseverance and perspective.
View Post : Alumni Profile: Brazil native started with ESL classes, ended with associate degree in Nursingtags: Launch winter 2024, ESL, Nursing, Alumni Profile, Launch