Alongside returning home, working or landing an internship, some University of Michigan students spend their summers taking classes, sometimes outside the University. Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor is one such alternative, offering numerous courses transferable to students’ U-M transcripts.
MATH 115: Calculus I is a prerequisite for multiple U-M majors, so students often take the course’s WCC equivalent, MTH 191. In an interview with The Michigan Daily, WCC mathematics professor Mohammed Abella said his MTH 191 students often appreciate the more personalized class environment.
“A lot of them say they come to WCC because of the personal attention that they get,” Abella said. “They get more personal attention at WCC than they do at any four-year college, not just (the) University of Michigan.”…