Washtenaw Community College is an ideal launch point for many students looking for a career in healthcare.
The college’s multitude of Health Sciences programs form a gateway to an industry constantly in high demand for trained professionals. Beginning a career journey at the Ann Arbor school 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.
About 1,500 students enroll annually in WCC’s healthcare programs, including those getting Associate Degrees, professional certificates, Certificates of Completion and post-associate certificates.
Students can enroll in the following programs:
Associate Degrees
Certificates
Certificates of Completion
Post-Associate Certificates
Every area of study is based on real-life needs, with industry professionals guiding the growth and direction of the college’s programs. The Cardiac Telemetry Technician certificate of completion is a relatively new, one-semester program developed in collaboration with area health practitioners.
Zakariya Abuzir was quickly placed in a job after completing the program in May 2023.
“WCC has prepared me in my new career by opening up doors I did not expect. I was able to acquire a position at Michigan Medicine within a month of completing the program.” Abuzir said.
Many students land jobs before graduating, often within their clinical setting placements where they worked directly with seasoned professionals.
Most certificates are “stackable,” meaning they’re great routes for an immediate job placement but can also be counted toward a different or more advanced healthcare program if someone wants to build up their career options in the future.