Welcome to Wake Tech

WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (WAKE TECH) is a two-year, public institution serving Raleigh, North Carolina, and surrounding Wake County. It was chartered in 1958 as the Wake County Industrial Education Center and began operation in 1963 with 34 full-time students. In 1964 it was formally dedicated as the W.W. Holding Industrial Education Center. The college grew rapidly, and in 1987 its name was changed to Wake Technical Community College.

Wake Tech is part of the North Carolina Community College System and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.  It is currently the second largest community college in the state, with an annual enrollment of more than 65,000 students.

Wake Tech’s MISSION is to improve and enrich lives by meeting the lifelong educational, training, and service needs of its diverse community. The College is committed to promoting individual success in the workplace and higher education and to promoting cultural, social, and economic development. To that end, Wake Tech strives to be a college that exceeds the expectations of its stakeholders by providing world-class programs, services, and resources through an approach that models and teaches the core values of respect, responsibility, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration.

• Wake Tech’s CAMPUSES AND TRAINING CENTERS span the region:
• Main Campus, Fayetteville Road (U.S. Highway 401S), between Garner and Fuquay-Varina
• Northern Wake Campus, Louisburg Road (U.S. Highway 401N), near the I-540 Outer Loop
• Health Sciences Campus, adjacent to WakeMed in Raleigh
• Adult Education Center (AEC), Capital Boulevard in Raleigh, housing Basic Skills and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs
• Western Wake Campus, Millpond Village in Cary, housing Business and Industry Center
• Public Safety Education Campus (PSEC), Chapanoke Road, Raleigh
• Eastern Wake Education Center, Zebulon
  
• Wake Tech also holds classes at dozens of community sites throughout Wake County and serves thousands of students through Web-based and other distance education media.

• Wake Tech provides CURRICULUM COURSES AND PROGRAMS (for credit toward a degree, certificate, or diploma) in more than 150 academic, vocational, and technical specialties:
• Two-year associate degrees in science (A.A.), applied science (A.A.S.), the arts (A.A.), and general education (A.G.E.)
• College/university transfer programs for entry into four-year institutions
• Diploma and certificate programs in vocational and technical specialties that prepare students for the workforce
  
  
• Wake Tech provides CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES AND PROGRAMS (non-credit, for personal and professional enrichment) that include:
• high school equivalency
• public safety officer training (fire, rescue, and law enforcement)
• entrepreneurship and small business support
• customized workforce training and co-operative education programs linked to local industry
• professional development courses to build computer skills and other technical know-how and earn certification
• personal interest courses of all kinds – parenting, cooking, photography, yoga, motorcycle safety, and more
  
  
• A variety of STUDENT SERVICES at Wake Tech enrich the learning experience:
  
• Counseling services for personal and career guidance
• Faculty advising
• Financial Aid
• Job placement services
• Individualized Learning Centers offering one-on-one tutoring and academic support
• Support for students with disabilities
• Student Government Association
• Sports – Division I member, National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA)
• Cultural enhancement activities and events
• A student-produced newspaper
• Clubs and organizations to match every interest