Student Stories
Learning In a New Language
When Yoonhee Kim enrolled in the Adult Career Training Program in 2023, she was nervous and didn’t know what to expect. She wanted to improve
Adults
Ideas
Cybersecurity Community Partners Help Bridge Classroom and Career
Following a successful launch of the Adult Career Training Program’s new Cybersecurity pathway in fall 2022, WMCAT announced the scaling of the pathway in fall
Student Stories
Support for the Journey
Ariel Bolden has clear goals for her family’s future and the determination to achieve them. “My vision is to be financially well off,” she says.
Ideas
Local Cybersecurity Community Embraces Future Tech Professionals
In fall 2022, WMCAT launched a new Cybersecurity + GRC pathway as part of our tuition-free Adult Career Training Program, to provide Kent County adults
Student Stories
Leveraging Lived Experience to Lead
This year’s Health Information and Pharmacy Technician cohorts of Adult Career Training Program students are here! Before they cracked open their textbooks in September, they
Student Stories
Starting Fresh, Always Learning
Elijah McGuire found WMCAT shortly after he was displaced by Hurricane Harvey. With family spread across the country, Elijah landed in Grand Rapids working a
News
New tech training pathway aims to increase family economic security
WMCAT’s new tuition-free career training pathway in cybersecurity and GRC aims to address family economic security, diversify the tech talent pipeline, and support inclusive growth
Events
WMCAT 20/20 Event Postponed
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we at the West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology (WMCAT) have made the difficult decision to postpone WMCAT
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Stories of Resilience from WMCAT
Update from Daniel Williams during COVID-19 Crisis This past week I have been so grateful for the financial gifts from new and long-time donors, the