A donated diesel-powered lawnmower—rusted, rough, and far beyond repair—ended up becoming the spark for one of the most creative student projects in WWCC’s Diesel Technology program. When students Adam Fundak and Phinehas Kerr got the mower running last spring, one thing stood out: the engine was strong. Too strong to throw away. As they pulled […]
Jeannette Wilson-Kirtley began her Army career in 2000. She served as an engineering officer in Afghanistan and Iraq before an illness forced her to leave active duty in 2012. She was fortunate to land a civilian job with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Walla Walla. “It was a great job with amazing people and extremely satisfying work,” Wilson-Kirtley says. Still, she couldn’t let go […]
Walla Walla, WASH – A generation ago, people didn’t pay much attention to the quality of the sound that came out of their televisions, from stage speakers at a live concert or even at their child’s graduation. Too soft. Too many echoes. Too scratchy. Not too much anybody could do about it. Jump forward to […]
Covering tuition and fees, Warrior Pledge makes WWCC possible for all Joining the crowd of soon-to-be Walla Walla Community College graduates, Paulina Avila-Ruiz thought about her parents, immigrants who left school after the sixth grade and spent a life working in fields to give their children better futures. She thought about her siblings. As the […]
Alondra Sustaita describes herself as a “dedicated” student. She earned a perfect, 4.0 grade point average in high school and was very involved in extracurricular activities. She assumed that she’d go on to a four-year university after graduation. Her father had other ideas. “There are people who consider college to be expensive and question its […]
Walla Walla overcomes language and education barriers to realize his dream Juan C. Gaytán didn’t consider going to college until he was in his 30s, already married and working a grueling minimum wage job at an onion-packing facility. He wanted something better for him and for his family and he saw education as a way […]
From Dairy Farm to John Deere Certified: WWCC Student Joel Heisey Reaches the Top Growing up on a dairy farm, Joel Heisey spent countless hours in the cab of a John Deere tractor—cutting hay, baling, plowing, and planting. But it wasn’t just the work in the field that left a lasting impression. When equipment broke […]
Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) has been awarded its largest Job Skills Program (JSP) grant to date through an innovative workforce development partnership with the Walla Walla Foundry—an internationally recognized leader in art fabrication and a major employer in Eastern Washington’s manufacturing sector. The JSP-funded project will support more than 450 hours of customized training […]
Recognized were Walla Walla Community College 2025 softball players as the Northwest Athletic Conference announced its All-NWAC East Region standouts. WWCC, which also saw Logan Parker named NWAC East Coach of the Year, came away with six Warriors making First Team honors. They included outfielders Maddy Schumacher and Chloe Taber as well as pitcher Madison Sanchez, infielder […]
WWCC Nursing Graduate Balances School, Work, and Motherhood on Her Path to a Career in Labor and Delivery Deyana Kirk will graduate from Walla Walla Community College – Clarkston campus on June 20, 2025, with her associate degree in nursing—a milestone that represents not only years of hard work, but also a powerful story of […]
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