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admission/ registration office in student services or online at wvc.edu/graduation. The commencement ceremony and reception is held each June for all WVC graduates. Check the academic calendar for specific dates. Ceremonies are held on both the Wenatchee and Omak campuses. If you do not receive cap and gown information by May 1, please visit either the Campus Life office in Van Tassell Center or Student Programs in Omak.
Transitional Studies Programs
High School 21+, Adult Basic Education, GED preparation and English language acquisition classes
509.682.6790 (Wenatchee)
509.422.7958 (Omak)
WVC offers transitional studies and general educational development (GED) classes for adult learners who want to increase their reading, writing and math skills to a level that will help them pass the GED test, earn credits toward a high school diploma or prepare for college classes. These noncredit classes are offered on the Wenatchee and Omak campuses, and at the SkillSource office in Wenatchee. Day and evening classes are available. For those wishing to prepare for college or vocational programs, the classes will help students get the education and skills needed to go to the next level.
For more information about the classes nearest you, call WVC Transitional Studies at 509.682.6790 (Wenatchee) or 509.422.7958 (Omak). For information on registering for classes, visit wvc.edu/transition.
Instructional Support Services
Tutoring Center
509.682.6863 (Wenatchee)
509.422.7800 (Omak)
The goal of tutoring at Wenatchee Valley College
is to provide supplemental instructional support.
Tutoring services on the Wenatchee campus and
on the Omak campus meet that goal by providing
a dynamic, collaborative learning opportunity that
enhances the educational experience at WVC.
Tutoring services are available free of charge
during fall, winter, spring and summer quarters to all enrolled students on both campuses. The tutor center is located upstairs in the John A. Brown Library on the Wenatchee campus and in the Learning Support Center on the Omak campus.
Running Start Program
509.682 6855 (Wenatchee)
509.422.7848 (Omak)
Running Start allows high school juniors and seniors to enroll in high school and community college at the same time, earning credits that apply towards both high school graduation and college. If Running Start students choose to attend WVC full time both their junior
and senior years, they may be able to graduate with a general two-year degree such as the associate of arts and sciences–DTA.
Home-schooled and private school students must enroll in a public high school to participate in this program. Running Start students qualify by taking the ACCUPLACER placement test and meeting with their high school counselor in addition to a WVC adviser. Running Start
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