HAPPY 50th, WESTERN WYOMING COMMUNITY COLLEGE!!!
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., commemorating the 50th anniversary of Western Wyoming Community College. The bill’s passage marks the first piece of legislation written by Lummis to pass the U.S. House.
“Across our nation, community colleges play a vital role in the higher education system,” Lummis said. “No state feels their significance more than the state of Wyoming. Wyoming is almost 100,000 square miles and is served by one four-year University. Western is the fifth of seven comprehensive community colleges that bridge this geographic span, making college affordable and accessible across the state.”
“Western has been a pillar in our state’s educational community since 1959. The work being done there is absolutely critical to the future of Wyoming and its people. I congratulate the school’s board, educators, students and Sweetwater County for fifty years of success.
H.Res. 696 recognizes 50 years of achievement and service by Western Wyoming Community College. Western began in the fall of 1959 serving only 40 students out of Rock Springs High School. Today, they have an award-winning campus on College Drive in Rock Springs, as well as an extended campus in Green River, which collectively serves 4,000 credit and 2,000 community education students each semester.
Western serves Sweetwater, Uinta, Carbon, Sublette, and Lincoln counties – all of Southwestern Wyoming. It is a valued partner with industry, education, and local business in its service area to provide transfer and technical education, workforce training, cultural and athletic activities, and community education courses.
For more information on WWCC’s 50th anniversary celebration visit: http://www.wwcc.wy.edu/50years.
Website<http://lummis.house.gov/
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., commemorating the 50th anniversary of Western Wyoming Community College. The bill’s passage marks the first piece of legislation written by Lummis to pass the U.S. House.
“Across our nation, community colleges play a vital role in the higher education system,” Lummis said. “No state feels their significance more than the state of Wyoming. Wyoming is almost 100,000 square miles and is served by one four-year University. Western is the fifth of seven comprehensive community colleges that bridge this geographic span, making college affordable and accessible across the state.”
“Western has been a pillar in our state’s educational community since 1959. The work being done there is absolutely critical to the future of Wyoming and its people. I congratulate the school’s board, educators, students and Sweetwater County for fifty years of success.
H.Res. 696 recognizes 50 years of achievement and service by Western Wyoming Community College. Western began in the fall of 1959 serving only 40 students out of Rock Springs High School. Today, they have an award-winning campus on College Drive in Rock Springs, as well as an extended campus in Green River, which collectively serves 4,000 credit and 2,000 community education students each semester.
Western serves Sweetwater, Uinta, Carbon, Sublette, and Lincoln counties – all of Southwestern Wyoming. It is a valued partner with industry, education, and local business in its service area to provide transfer and technical education, workforce training, cultural and athletic activities, and community education courses.
For more information on WWCC’s 50th anniversary celebration visit: http://www.wwcc.wy.edu/50years.
Website<http://lummis.house.gov/
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