As the mobility industry accelerates toward electrification, automation and advanced manufacturing, one question looms large: who will service and maintain the innovative technologies powering the future?

Washtenaw Community College president Dr. Rose B. Bellanca says that filling the skills gap in young workers is the key to keeping the momentum behind Michigan’s economic prosperity.

The WCC Board of Trustees unanimously approved a tuition freeze at $99 per credit for on-campus courses and $112 per credit for distance learning for in-district students who live, work or own property in Washtenaw County.

The day saw more than 400 high school students visiting the campus to learn about WCC’s HBCU Pathway which helps students easily transfer to HBCUs across the United States.

More than 120 virtual sessions will be available for free between Monday, April 8, and Friday, April 12.

The Ann Arbor school was honored for the sixth consecutive year.

Washtenaw Community College is one of nine programs across the United States to be honored by the National League for Nursing for its excellence in nursing education.

Advance Ypsi will provide educational and career development support to lift up underrepresented groups over three years.

OER materials are offered to students for free, and include textbooks adapted by WCC faculty or other learning materials with no-cost access or public domain access.

The Ann Arbor college will use the grant to expand initiatives attracting “economically disadvantaged students” to its programs with financial support, officials said.

The Ann Arbor community college announced on Wednesday that it was selected by the online retail giant to be an education partner for its Career Choice program.

Members of the community gathered to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Morris Lawrence Building on Saturday.

Under Bellanca's guidance, WCC has increased its focus and offerings in science, technology, engineering, art and math-related education.

Washtenaw Community College will give almost 2,000 degrees to graduates during its first in-person commencement ceremony in three years on Saturday.

Tuition rates for in-district students remain unchanged since Fall 2017.

Since 2017, 47 courses at WCC offer the free textbook program saving students hundreds of dollars.

Speakers for the virtual celebration include Washtenaw County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Victoria Burton-Harris, WCC President Dr. Rose B. Bellanca and students from the college.

Washtenaw Community College is delaying the start of its winter semester classes due to COVID-19.

Six Michigan universities and colleges have received a $3 million from NSF to expand STEM opportunities for minority students.

The grant was announced on Friday by WCC President Dr. Rose B. Bellanca in the Parkridge Community Center during a ceremony.

WCC’s enrollment in the program will begin in 2023 and increase annually until 2029 when all of its electric power needs will be sourced through clean energy.

Dr. Rose B. Bellanca’s contract has been extended for three additional years.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Washtenaw Community College and the Washtenaw Community College Education Association (WCCEA) teachers union have agreed to one-year extensions for two current contracts. The extensions delay contract renegotiations for both the WCCEA master agreement and the part-time adjunct teaching contract until 2022 and 2023, respectively. The contract extensions were unanimously ratified by the WCC Board of Trustees at its October meeting last week. In a release from the Ann Arbor college, WCC President Dr. Rose B. Bellanca thanked faculty. Almost 70 percent of union membership voted, according to WCCEA President Dr. Julie Kissel, who said that support was “overwhelmingly positive.”

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Washtenaw Community College has announced that its fall plans will include online classes, hybrid courses, a tuition freeze and changes centered around preventing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). SafetyStudents, faculty and employees returning to campus will be required to complete an online safety training module. Bellanca stated that the community college has worked with two organizations in order to reopen safety. An updated fall schedule is available on the Washtenaw Community College website. Washtenaw Community College is at 4800 E Huron River Dr.