 WCCCD logo | |
Former names | Wayne County Community College |
|---|---|
| Type | Public community college district |
| Established | 1967 |
| Chancellor | Curtis Ivery |
| Location | , , United States |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Website | wcccd.edu |
Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD), commonly known as WC3, [1] is a public community college district with its headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. [2] It was founded in 1967 and has six campuses: Eastern, Downtown, Downriver, Northwest, Western, and University Square.
The college is governed by a nine-member board of trustees, three seats are elected every two years for six-year terms. [3]
The Downriver Campus is located on 100 acres (0.40 km2) in Taylor, Michigan, and was built in 1978.
The Northwest Campus, located in northwest Detroit, was for many years located on Greenfield Road just south of Joy Road, less than half a mile from the Dearborn city line. In August 2008, the campus relocated to a new location at 8200 West Outer Drive, just west of the Southfield Freeway, at the former site of Mercy College of Detroit before it merged in 1990 with University of Detroit to become University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) and after the merger the UDM Dental School. [4]
The district also has a 117-acre (0.47 km2) western campus located at the corner of Haggerty and I-94 in Van Buren Township, Michigan. It was initially built in 1981 and as of 2008 is going through a 43,000-square-foot (4,000 m2) expansion.
The downtown campus is located at 801 West Fort Street in downtown Detroit.
The Eastern Campus is located on Detroit's eastside. It is located at 5901 Connor Road just north of Warren Avenue, at the I-94 freeway exit.
The University Square campus at 19305 Vernier Road in Harper Woods opened in January 2009. The campus, known as the Grosse Pointe / Harper Woods Campus Center, was originally located by Eastland Mall in Harper Woods.
Most areas of Wayne County are served by Wayne Community College District. Wayne County places that are not in-district include : Dearborn, Garden City, Highland Park, Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, and sections of Canton Township and Dearborn Heights. [5]
Wayne County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the United States Census placed its population at 1,793,561, making it the 19th-most populous county in the United States. The county seat is Detroit. The county was founded in 1796 and organized in 1815. Wayne County is included in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of several U.S. counties named after Revolutionary War-era general Anthony Wayne.
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Oakland Community College (OCC) is a public community college with five campuses in Oakland County, Michigan. Established in 1964, OCC is the largest community college in Michigan, with the state's third-largest undergraduate enrollment. Enrollment at the college for the Spring 2022 semester was 14,511. Oakland Community College has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1971. The college offers 57 associate degree programs and 41 other academic programs.
The Detroit metropolitan area in southeast Michigan is served by a comprehensive network of roads and highways. Three primary Interstate Highways pass through the region, along with three auxiliary Interstates, and multiple state and U.S. Highways. These are supplemented by the Mile Road System, a series of local roads spaced one mile apart on a perpendicular grid.
University District is a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Located one mile west of Woodward Avenue, the University District is named for its neighbor to the south, the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM). The neighborhood is bounded on the north by residential Seven Mile Road, on the south by McNichols Road and the UDM campus, and on the east by the Detroit Golf Club and Golf Club Estates. The western boundary is Livernois Avenue: once known to Detroiters as "the Avenue of Fashion", this commercial boulevard of small shops is becoming “Gallery Row,” home to a growing collection of art galleries and art-related businesses.
