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Established in 1967, West Shore Community College is dedicated to excellence in education and the support of our students as they pursue personal and professional goals. Our Mission – to make our community a better place in which to learn, live, work, and prosper.

 

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Develop communication skills, problem solving capabilities, and technology expertise relevant to your chosen field providing access to challenging careers.

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Provides in-demand skills for oral presentations, audience analysis, listening, decision making, intercultural awareness, verbal, non-verbal, interpersonal, and group communication dynamics.

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Learn specializations in software development, networking, and cybersecurity to solve problems and increase efficiencies in any industry, write a new app, automate a monotonous task, or protect an organization from hackers.

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Embark upon a rewarding health care career, or expand one your current goals with program specific lecture, lab, clinical and field internship courses designed to prepare students to take the National Registry of EMT exams.

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Humanities & Visual & Performing Arts

Emphasize critical thinking, creativity, imagination to excel in production and performance, and cultivate a lifelong engagement with arts and philosophy.

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Training the next generation of trades workers, supporting careers in electrical systems, HVAC, mechanical drafting and CAD, machine operation and mechanics, mechanical engineering, and welding.

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Begin here to explore opportunities with industries on the cutting edge of high technology, teaching, communications, environment, health, and many other in-demand fields.

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Social Science & Education

Focus on the study of human behavior as it relates to individual development and group interaction through the development of analytical, research, communication, and critical thinking skills.

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HumanKind speaker to discuss AI impact

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the world around us, but will these advancements ultimately extend human potential or diminish what makes us human? West Shore Community College’s (WSCC) HumanKind series will explore that question during “Does AI Extend or...
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WSCC Theater Department presents The Wizard of Oz

West Shore Community College’s Theater Department will present The Wizard of Oz at the college’s Center Stage Theater across three weekends, beginning Oct. 23. The production will feature one of the largest cast and crews in recent years, bringing the beloved story of...
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West Shore Business and Economic Summit set for Nov. 12

West Shore Community College, in partnership with West Shore Bank, the Chamber Alliance of Mason County and the Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce, will host the West Shore Business and Economic Summit on Thursday, Nov. 12. The annual event brings area business leaders...
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HumanKind to explore technology and human connection in healthcare

West Shore Community College will host “Balancing Technology and Humanity in Healthcare, a panel discussion” at noon on Monday, Oct. 19, in the North Lounge of the WSCC Administration Building. As technological advances continue to transform healthcare, the need for...
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WSCC to host artist workshops and exhibition

West Shore Community College (WSCC), as a part of the Humankind series, is pleased to host artist Hale Ekinci for a unique series of workshops and exhibitions titled Inherited Intelligence: The Memory, the Machine, and the Hand throughout the 2026-2027 academic year....