Wake Technical Community College
Wake Technical Community College is a public community college in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its first location, now the Southern Wake Campus, opened in 1963. Wake Tech now operates multiple campuses throughout Wake County. The largest community college in North Carolina, Wake Tech is part of the North Carolina Community College System and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $10,767
- Undergraduate enrollment: 32,902
- Graduation rate (150%): 33%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 33%
- Student to faculty ratio: 18:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $41,769
- Median earnings (8 years): $38,144
- Median earnings (6 years): $35,300
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Raleigh, NC
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Wake Technical Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Information Technology, Business Administration and Management.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (1,458 associate)
- Information Technology (1,026 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (586 bachelor's)
- Accounting and Finance (489 bachelor's)
- Graphic Design (234 bachelor's)
- Game and Interactive Media Design (219 bachelor's)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching (157 bachelor's)
- Pre-engineering (118 associate)
- Electrician (152 bachelor's)
- Welding Technology (115 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 45%, Engineering 3%, Computer Science 36%, Health 15%, Biological Sciences 0%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Wake Technical Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $6,682 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $6,682
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $7,486
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $9,108
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $12,603
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $15,067
- In-state tuition and fees: $2,254
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $6,862
- Books and supplies: $1,648
- Off-campus room and board: $17,334
- Off-campus with family: $6,200
- Typical cost of attendance: $15,953
- Sticker vs net gap: 33%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 28%
- Federal loan recipients: 16%
- Average institutional grant: $578
- Average federal loan: $5,800
- Median debt at graduation: $12,000
Admissions
Wake Technical Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 32,902
- Women: 55%
- Part-time undergraduates: 61%
- Age 25 and older: 26%
- Graduation rate: 33%
- Come back after freshman year: 72%
- First-generation: 38%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 49%
- Student to faculty: 18:1
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Wake Technical Community College acceptance rate? Wake Technical Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Wake Technical Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $6,682 a year after aid. Average net price is $10,767.
What majors does Wake Technical Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Information Technology, Business Administration and Management, Accounting and Finance, Graphic Design.
What is the average salary after Wake Technical Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $41,769 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Wake Technical Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 33% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 33%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Wake Technical Community College official site: https://www.waketech.edu/.