WWCC NEWS

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February 13, 2025

WWCC WELDING STUDENT BUILDS PRECISION IMMOBILIZATION TECHNIQUE (PIT) BUMPERS FOR WALLA WALLA POLICE DEPT. TRAINING VEHICLES

The Welding Technology Program at Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) recently partnered with the Walla Walla Police Department (WWPD) to work on PIT training vehicles. The PIT maneuver, or Precision Immobilization Technique, is a law enforcement tactic used to stop a fleeing vehicle by forcing it to spin out and come to a stop. This […]

February 5, 2025

PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL IN SPOKANE COMPETITION

On January 24th, WWCC sent 13 Professional Agricultural students to an agricultural competition with Spokane and Columbia Basin Community Colleges. Students spent the day in Spokane competing in knowledge testing and interview skills. Instructors Alan Raeder, Joe Montoya, and Grayson Wallis accompanied their students to the event after weeks of preparation drafting resumes and cover […]

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February 3, 2025

AAUW CHAPTER ANNOUNCES NEW SCHOLARSHIP, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENROLLED IN WWCC TRADE PROGRAMS

To make it possible for more women in the Walla Walla Valley to pursue highly skilled trade careers, AAUW Walla Walla is expanding its popular Scholarship Fund to include women enrolled or intending to enroll in a trade program offered at Walla Walla Community College. “Locally and nationally, it is AAUW’s mission to empower women […]

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January 28, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE OF UPCOMING ACCREDITATION REVIEW VISIT BY THE ACEN

Walla Walla Community College wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for continuing accreditation of its nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). You are invited to meet with the site visit team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled at 4 […]

December 9, 2024

WWCC STUDENT HONORED WITH FFA DEGREE

Walla Walla Community College congratulates Henry Garrett, a second-year student, who recently received the American Future Farmers of America (FFA) Degree. Garrett, who lives in Ontario, Oregon, was recognized with a select group of students nationwide who have demonstrated their dedication to the FFA organization and shown outstanding achievement in agricultural business, production, processing or […]

November 5, 2024

CELEBRATING THE ‘EARLY YEARS’ OF WWCC WOMEN’S ATHLETICS

Walla Walla Community College celebrated 54 years of women’s athletics, hosting a gathering of 35 of the college’s very first female intercollegiate athletes on October 18 and 19. It was a remarkable event recognizing the sheer grit and determination that led to the establishment of WWCC women’s Basketball and Volleyball programs in 1970. The event […]

October 10, 2024

WWCC RECEIVES FEDERAL GRANT TO AID COMMERCIAL DRIVING STUDENTS

Walla Walla Community College has received $128,521 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide financial assistance to students in the college’s Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) program. WWCC was one of 27 colleges and other commercial driver’s license training programs in the U.S. to receive grant dollars through the agency’s Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety […]

October 10, 2024

WWCC ANNOUNCES NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT SERVICES

Walla Walla Community College welcomes Dr. Colleen Quinn Vandenboom as the new Vice President of Student Services. Vandenboom brings more than two decades of experience in higher education and a commitment to creating environments that nurture student and staff success. Most recently, Vandenboom served as the Interim Director for Student Rights and Responsibilities at Eastern […]

October 7, 2024

WWCC WELCOMES NEW DEAN OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS

Walla Walla Community College has named Jennifer Clayton as the new Dean of Nursing and Allied Health. Clayton brings more than 10 years of experience in health care education and leadership. Most recently, Clayton served as Department Chair for the Diagnostic Imaging Program at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon, where for the past nine […]

October 1, 2024

WWCC KICKS OFF FALL QUARTER WITH RISING ENROLLMENT

Loryn Kykendall, “Walla Walla Community College Kicks Off Fall Quarter with Rising Enrollment,” Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, link to the article. When James Barton signed up for ancestry.com four years ago, he never imagined it would lead him to Walla Walla. The 35-year-old, who was living in Alaska at the time, got his ancestry results back which said […]