College Experience - Walla Walla Community College

WHY CHOOSE WWCC FOR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE?

College can be tricky to navigate. First-generation college students, low-income students and students with disabilities sometimes need extra support. As part of the TRiO program, WWCC offers courses designed to help you succeed. We can teach you strong study skills. We can help you explore your strengths, choose classes and plan for a career. And we can help you make a sound financial plan for your future. We want you to thrive here. And these courses can help level the playing field.

Advance Your Career

Find Your Purpose and Your Plan

TRiO’s free courses can help put you on the path to a career you love. We’ll help you explore careers related to your interests. And we’ll help you plan how to get there. We understand that many jobs require education beyond WWCC, so we’ll help you navigate transferring to a four-year college when the time is right. And we’ll give you the practical and financial skills to do it successfully.

Courses in College Experience

Provides students with valuable information and strategies that will help them make the adjustment to college. It aids students in exploring their personal values and reasons for seeking a college education. Further, they develop skills in stress management, reduction of test anxiety, effective note-taking and test-taking techniques, career planning, decision-making, educational goal setting, personal responsibility and leadership.

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Scholarship Opportunities

At WWCC, we’ll help you find scholarships that may be open to you. Scholarships provide money for school that you don’t have to pay back. They can be used for things like tuition, books, tools and fees. They come from sources like the WWCC Foundation, local businesses and private funds. Some WWCC programs also have scholarships for students working toward a certain certificate or degree. You might qualify based on good grades, financial need or the potential to benefit from school. The bottom line: You have options. We’ll help you explore them at WWCC.

Paying for Your Degree

There are lots of ways to pay for college. We will work with you to find the right mix of support so that you can go after your dreams. Talk with us to learn more about:

Financial aid — grants, scholarships and student loans.
Workforce Education Services — support for students on workforce training pathways.
Warrior Pledge — covers needs not met by other financial aid.
Flexible payment plans — low monthly payments with no interest.
Work study — work part-time on campus while you earn your degree.
Emergency funds — for students who are struggling to make ends meet.

You can go to college. Start exploring your options today.