Joel Welch

Joel Welch

October 21, 2024 | By Jordan Beck

After he graduated from Brandon High School in Ortonville, MI in 2017, Joel Welch found work as a laborer for LiUNA Local 1075. Since then, he’s become a Bay College student pursuing a degree in a different field—namely, social work.

Griffen Meadows

Griffen Meadows

September 27, 2024 | By Jordan Beck

Today, Griffen Meadows is a freshman at Bay College’s Escanaba campus—but he hasn’t always been a Michigan resident. Previously, Griffen was a student at Eastern High School in Louisville, Kentucky.

Tregan Lippens

Tregan Lippens

September 5, 2024 | By Jordan Beck

After graduating from Escanaba Senior High School in 2022, Bay College student Tregan Lippens officially became a college student during the Fall 2023 semester. However, he had already started taking Bay classes through his high school well before...

Nick Siedlecki

Nick Siedlecki

July 24, 2024 | By Jordan Beck

After graduating from Gladstone Area High School in 2022, Bay College student Nick Siedlecki took a gap year to work and spend time with his friends. Then, he decided he wanted to go to college—and that Bay was the best place for him to get started...

Grant Smith

Grant Smith

July 10, 2024 | By Jordan Beck

As the owner and creative director of the video production company Two Mile Media, Grant Smith creates video content for clients in the Upper Peninsula and beyond. According to Grant, the year he spent studying at Bay College helped him get to where...