The pandemic seemingly provides an opportunity for community colleges to boost enrollment. While university students evaluate their options, community colleges dangle the chance to stay…
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Recessions are great for community colleges. They’re not so great for students. That’s obvious, right? A bad economy isn’t really good for anyone, but it…
Pandemics don’t usually rate highly among common Murphy’s Law-esque events. But that didn’t stop one student housing developer from “reminding” its university partners of the…
Last fall, there was a lot of unfortunate chatter about building a hotel and convention center. Or ridiculously, building a dorm that could double as…
Although the campus is only now in the early stages of re-opening for certain classes, lots of repair and maintenance projects have been going on…
By student standards, WCC is currently one of the most affordable community colleges in Michigan. WCC offers a rare combination – low tuition rates and…
The Hechinger Report is issuing new concerns over the nation’s higher education institutions. According to the group, more than 500 US colleges and universities are…
For some reason, the WCC Board of Trustees enshrined a copy of WCC’s Organization Chart in the Board Policy Manual in 2001. Like most Board…
I’ve been focused on the Board policy manual lately. Instead of being a robust, living guide for students, staff and faculty, the WCC Board Policy…
The WCC Board of Trustees assigning policy-making duties to the College president opens a serious question. When was the last time WCC had a functional…