5-17-2019
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Whatcom Community College is getting national attention for a program they launched in 2018 to address the opioid crisis.
The National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors approved WCC as an education provider to ensure chemical dependency professional courses meet state and national standards.
Previously, the school was only approved to provide the alternative training program to counselors who were already licensed.
WCC was also awarded a $30,000 grant from the state Department of Commerce in support of their chemical dependency professional program for the second year in a row.