60 Stories: Desire to protect drivers led to fulfilling career
Fran LeFort - November 06, 2025
Zach Van Buren's deep desire to understand and be a part of helping to protect other drivers and passengers has paved the road to a fulfilling career with Toyota Motor North America.
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60 Stories: Restoring a Chevelle at WCC catapulted Colby McLaughlin to dream career
Terry Jacoby - October 31, 2025
Willis native Colby McLaughlin is president and board member at Trim Illusion Holdings. He began the dream career at WCC.
View Post : 60 Stories: Restoring a Chevelle at WCC catapulted Colby McLaughlin to dream careertags: Launch Winter 2026, Custom Cars and Concepts, 60 Stories, 60th Anniversary, Launch, Transportation Technologies, Auto Body Repair
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: Alumni Profile, Nursing, November 2025, 60th Anniversary, Student Profile, 60 Stories, On The Record
60 Stories: WCC grad learns cool new skills, earns hot new job
Terry Jacoby - October 15, 2025
Anya Pomykala enrolled at WCC at the age of 30 and at a crossroads. She left with a new career in a hot job market.
View Post : 60 Stories: WCC grad learns cool new skills, earns hot new jobtags: 60 Stories, HVAC, Alumni Profile
60 Stories: Physical Therapist Assistant grad turns clinical experience into business ownership
Terry Jacoby - October 12, 2025
Clinical rotations are a key part of WCC's Physical Therapist Assistant program. For Maysa Fontoura Barbosa, one of those rotations turned into the opportunity of a lifetime.
View Post : 60 Stories: Physical Therapist Assistant grad turns clinical experience into business ownershiptags: 60 Stories, Alumni Profile, 60th Anniversary, Physical Therapist Assistant
60 Stories: 'A person saw potential in me'
WCC Public Relations - October 03, 2025
Alaa Almounauar would tell you one of the best things that happened to her was someone calling her out — to pursue more education.
View Post : 60 Stories: 'A person saw potential in me'tags: 60 Stories, Student Succes, STEM Scholars Program, Alumni Profile
60 Stories: Apprenticeship program jumpstarts healthcare IT jobs
Terry Jacoby - September 25, 2025
Apprenticeships aren't just for the skilled trades anymore! WCC and Michigan Medicine have partnered on a paid apprenticeship program in Healthcare Information Technology, offering a fast track into one of today's most in-demand fields.
View Post : 60 Stories: Apprenticeship program jumpstarts healthcare IT jobstags: Information Technology, Fall 2025, Launch, Apprenticeships, 60 Stories
60 Stories: WCC grad exemplifies next generation of transportation workforce
Fran LeFort - September 09, 2025
Washtenaw Community College is educating a nimble, highly skilled workforce for the next generation in automated transportation and mobility, and recent graduate Alex Spencer is poised to become one of those new leaders.
View Post : 60 Stories: WCC grad exemplifies next generation of transportation workforcetags: Alumni Profile, Advanced Transportation Center, 60 Stories
60 Stories: Teacher says attending WCC was 'the best decision I could have made'
WCC Public Relations - September 07, 2025
Early on, Lauren Alexander knew she wanted to be a teacher. Today, the Saline native is doing exactly that as a kindergarten teacher in Monroe.
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60 Stories: Advanced Manufacturing grad fine-tuning his career
WCC Public Relations - September 05, 2025
Like many people, Felipe Agurto wandered along life’s path for a while before finding the right direction for his career.
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