Wayne County Community College District Trustees Authorize Ballot Vote To Combine And Continue Prior Voter-Approved Millage
Favorable Vote Does Not Increase Rate Currently Paid
Lays Solid Future Foundation To Assure "Where Learning Leads To A Better Life" For Nationally Respected College Serving 70,000 Students Annually
DETROIT, July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Editor's note: The following material may be attributed to Tina Bassett, spokesperson, Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD):
Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) is seeking voter approval November 6 to combine and continue two prior voter-approved millages otherwise set to expire in future years. A favorable vote does not increase the rate currently paid.
WCCCD is celebrating its 50th anniversary of providing pathways to better lives for everyone in all walks of life through education, training and workforce development. WCCCD has grown in the last 25 years to the largest urban community college district in Michigan, and one of the largest and most respected urban community college districts in the nation.
WCCCD's financial management has become a national model among community colleges for squeezing every penny out of a dollar in a history of consistently balanced budgets resulting in the highest national bond ratings.
WCCCD continues to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people – our students, their families, and the people they in turn help in their neighborhoods and communities.
WCCCD is a vital educational and training hub for the region, as well as a major economic engine. Nearly 95 percent of our graduates stay in the region in rewarding and sustainable careers.
This vote simply ensures that WCCCD continues as the vital anchor it is now in its district of more than 500 miles, covering 36 cities and townships and serving 70,000 students.
This funding will allow WCCCD to keep developing and providing new programs to meet the current and future requirements of good and sustainable jobs. It also supports maintaining and growing the capital improvements needed at each of our campuses to make sure WCCCD students are ready for the best jobs.
Every capital improvement project WCCCD has completed in the last 25 years has come in on time and under budget.
The two millages being combined are for 1.25 mills expiring 2021 and one mill expiring 2023. An earlier millage of 1.0 was reduced to 0.9908 by the Headlee Amendment. The combined amounts will total 3.24 mills with passage of the ballot issue.
The vote for combining and continuing prior voter-approved millages will ensure that WCCCD continues empowering the people, families, neighborhoods and communities we serve so that learning truly does lead to a better life.
About WCCCD: WCCCD, the largest urban community college in Michigan, is a multi-campus district with six campus locations, including the Mary Ellen Stempfle University Center and the Michigan Institute for Public Safety Education (MIPSE), serving nearly 70,000 students annually across 36 cities and townships, and more than 500 square miles. WCCCD is committed to the continued development of new programs, workforce transformation, hosting community-based training sessions, and improving student facilities and services. www.wcccd.edu .
SOURCE Wayne County Community College District
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