Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) is a public community college district with its headquarters in
Detroit
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,
Michigan
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. It was founded in 1967 and has six campuses: Eastern, Downtown, Downriver, Northwest, Western, and University Square.
Governance
The college is governed by a nine-member board of trustees, three seats are elected every two years for six-year terms.
Campuses
The Downriver Campus is located on in
Taylor, Michigan
Taylor is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 63,409 at the 2020 census. Taylor is the fifth most-populated city in Wayne County and the 17th most-populated city in Michigan.
The area was originally a civi ...
, 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
The University of Detroit Mercy is a private Roman Catholic university in Detroit, Michigan. It is sponsored by both the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy. The university was founded in 1877 and is the largest Catholic univers ...
(UDM) and after the merger the UDM Dental School.
The district also has a western campus located at the corner of Haggerty and I-94 in
Van Buren Township, Michigan
Van Buren Charter Township, officially the Charter Township of Van Buren, is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 28,821 at the 2010 census.
Van Buren Charter Township surrounds the city of Bell ...
. It was initially built in 1981 and as of 2008 is going through a 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.
District areas
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
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,
Northville,
Plymouth
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, and sections of
Canton Township and
Dearborn Heights
Dearborn Heights is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. With a population of 63,292 at the 2020 census., Dearborn Heights is part of the Detroit metropolitan area, and is considered a bedroom community.
History
Dearborn Heigh ...
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Application for Admission
" Wayne County Community College District. Retrieved on January 17, 2019. See bottom-right corner of the second page.
See also
* Other community colleges in Wayne County
** Henry Ford College (Dearborn)
** Schoolcraft College (northwestern Wayne County)
References
External links
Official website
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Universities and colleges in Wayne County, Michigan
Educational institutions established in 1967
NJCAA athletics
Two-year colleges in the United States