West Shore Community College

West Shore Community College
Motto	Where students come first!
Established	1967
Type	Public, 2-year, community college
President	Dr. Charles T. Dillon
Students	approximately 1400
Location	Scottville, Michigan USA Manistee, Michigan USA
Campus	rural
Website	http://www.westshore.edu/

West Shore Community College in Scottville, MI, offers curricula to meet the needs of students interested in occupational program, and also for students wishing to transfer to a senior institution.

Leadership

{ Dr. John Eaton was the college’s initial president, he served from 1967-1983. He earned his bachelor of arts from the College of Wooster, his master of arts from Michigan State College and, a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Following his retirement in 1983, Eaton and his wife Mary started a consulting business working with faculty and administrative personnel at K-12 schools and community colleges across the United States, including Native American reservation schools.

Dr. William M. Anderson was the college’s second president, he served from 1983-1988. Afterward in 2001, Governor John Engler appointed Anderson the founding director of the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries. Governor Jennifer Granholm reappointed Dr. Anderson to her cabinet in 7 years, to continue to serve as the director of HAL until 2009.

The current president is Charles T. Dillion

History

In 1967 West Shore was established on 365 acres between Ludington and Manistee in Mason County, Michigan, and also has a center in Manistee County, just north of the city of Manistee.

In 2002, 18,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art science wing was added to the Arts and Sciences Center and West Shore Community opened a 36,000 sq. ft. Ice Arena. In 2006, Manistee County Education Center, a partnership between the college and West Shore Medical Center, opened in Manistee. In 2008, a 38,000 sq. ft. Schoenherr Campus Center opened for students.

Accreditation

The College is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. West Shore earns its accreditation by participating in the Academic Quality Improvement Project (AQIP).

Academics

There are 14 Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences Degrees, and 8 One-and Two-Year Certificates, and also many custom-designed Associate of Arts and Associate of Sciences Degree Programs to meet transfer students’ needs. There is a wide assortment of degrees in applied arts and sciences ranging from accounting to welding. They also have transfer degrees ranging from agriculture and natural resources to chemical engineering. Four year colleges and universities such as Michigan State University and Davenport University accept West Shore’s classes for transfer with signed articulation agreements. The college's Licensed Practical Nursing graduates excelled with 100% passing national certification exams- well above the state averages.

WSCC Foundation

The WSCC Foundation provides financial assistance that benefits the college, its students, and the communities it serves and is building its endowment fund to provide additional scholarships for students desiring to attend the college.

West Shore Media

The Chronicle, is the official WSCC student newspaper, it is produced by students in both introductory and advanced journalism classes.

College Grounds

The college campus include the of Schoenherr Campus Center, Technical Center, Arts and Science Center, Recreation Center, Administrative and Conference Building, West Shore Ice Arena, and Manistee County Education Center.

The Schoenherr Campus Center houses a new library, food court, bookstore, and other services to support students and student learning. The Campus Center library features a contemporary and relaxed setting with computer lab, soft seating areas, wireless connectivity, and study rooms. The Beans and Bread provides fresh, high quality foods which a comfortable dining area and free wireless internet service.

Technical Center houses classrooms and laboratories for the college’s occupational programs. There is also the office of the Vice President and Director of Workforce Development. The nursing and allied health programs and the criminal justice program reside here.

Arts and Science Center has a 279 seat Center Stage Theater, faculty offices and the office of the vice president of Arts and Sciences. The building houses numerous classrooms including distance learning (ITV) classroom, biology, chemistry and physics lab, a greenhouse and lecture and conference rooms

Athletics

Wellness Center has aerobic circuit weight training and several pieces of cardiovascular equipment. Recreation Center offers non-credit, nominal fee recreation classes from body Shaping and Weight Training for seniors to swim lessons for kids. The Recreation Center has a 25 meter swimming pool and whirlpool, a weight room with free weights and other weight training equipment, one racquet ball court, an arena with six basketball goals, jogging and walking lanes, and areas that can be set up as indoor tennis courts or for volleyball.

West Shore Community Ice Arena provides hockey and open skating opportunities for area citizens. It is designed for year round use, and contains a National Hockey League size ice surface with seating for 320 spectators, pro-shop concession, and skate rental areas. The Ice Arena’s Hockey League is the Manistee High school, the Chippewa’s, and is in a co-op with Mason County Central, Ludington, Hart and Shelby. They have been victorious over Gladwin, Midland Bullock Creek, Grand Rapids, South Christian and Jackson.

Community

In addition to offering instructional programs, the college serves the area with lectures, theater productions, dance and musical performances, art exhibits and other types of entertainment for both student and community members.

Career counseling services are available offering a full range of advising and aptitude testing. The college offers non-credit community service classes and adult lifelong learning classes designed to meet general interest needs and enrichment of area residents.

Student Organizations

The college Student Activities and Clubs include the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Theta Kappa Chapter of West Shore Community College, the Law Enforcement Club, and Student Senate.

External links

• West Shore Community College