Grants

WCC Foundation supports the College through accessing private philanthropic grants to support strategic initiatives and programs. Additionally, the WCC Foundation serves as fiscal agent for WCC grants.

Recent Grants supported by the WCC Foundation include:

• $1.5 million Microsoft Philanthropies Accelerating Cybersecurity Excellence grant awarded to NCyTE:

  WCC President Kathi Hiyane-Brown and Director of Computer Sciences and Information Systems Corrinne Sande hosted Microsoft’s Vice Chair and President Brad Smith on campus for the announcement of the $1.5 million grant for “Accelerating Community College Cybersecurity Excellence.” The WCC Foundation serves as charitable fiscal agent for this College grant.

  In this video, Smith speaks about the challenge of growing the cybersecurity workforce and Dr. Hiyane-Brown addresses how WCC is partnering with government, business and other higher education institutions to create a pipeline of students to meet this workforce challenge. Watch the video below.