Wake County Industrial Education Center (1963–1970) W. W. Holding Technical Institute (1970–1973) Wake Technical Institute (1974–1979) Wake Technical College (1980–1988)
Wake Tech was chartered in 1958 as theWake County Industrial Education Center.[5] The school opened its doors on October 7, 1963, with 304 enrolled students. It originally offered 34 curriculum study programs on campus and 270 industrial training programs.
The college was called theW. W. Holding Technical Institute from 1970 to 1973,Wake Technical Institute from 1974 to 1979, andWake Technical College from 1980 to 1988.[6]
Wake Tech Community College Eastern Wake CampusWake Tech Community College Scott Northern Wake Campus
Wake Tech is located in Wake County and Raleigh, North Carolina.[3] It has seven campuses, one training center, online education and training courses and relationships with four Cooperative Innovative High Schools, as follows:[8][7]
Southern Wake Campus – This is the college's original campus. It consists of 139 acres at 9101 Fayetteville Road in Raleigh.
Beltline Education Center – This center, located at 3200 Bush Street in Raleigh, houses the college's non-degree Workforce Development division.
Eastern Wake Campus – Located at 5401 Rolesville Road inWendell, North Carolina, this 106-acre campus opened in April 2024.
North Wake College and Career Academy – Located at 931 Durham Road inWake Forest, North Carolina, this career and technical education high school is a collaboration between Wake Tech, the Wake County Public School System and the Wake County government.
Perry Health Sciences Campus – Located at 2901 Holston Lane in Raleigh, this campus is adjacent to theWakeMed Hospital and focuses on training for health care professionals.
Scott Northern Wake Campus – This 125-acre campus is located at 6600 Louisburg Road in Raleigh.
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy – Located at 2200 S. Wilmington Street in Raleigh, this career and technical education high school is a collaboration between Wake Tech, the Wake County Public School System and the Wake County government.
Wake Early College of Health and Science – Located at 2901 Holston Lane in Raleigh, this early college high school provides training in collaboration with theWake County Public School System.
Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies – Located at 10908 Chapel Hill Road in Morrisville, North Carolina, this early college high school provides training in collaboration with theWake County Public School System.
Wake Tech offers associate degrees, diplomas and certificates in 64 programs across 13 career fields.[3][6] Its most popular degree programs are Cybersecurity, General Business Administration, Accounting & Finance, Computer Programming & Development and Graphic Design.[9] The college has one of the largest Associate Degree Nursing programs in the region, and several of its Health Sciences programs use a competitive-entry system because of the large number of applicants for a limited number of seats. Wake Tech also trains the most first responders in North Carolina.[10]
Wake Tech has nearly 100 fully online degree, diploma and certificate programs, placing it among the top online colleges in the nation.[11] The college also offers more than 850 non-degree courses for workforce training, skills building and personal enrichment.
Wake Tech established an athletics program in 2008.[12] The college has nine teams: men's baseball, women's softball, women's indoor volleyball, women's beach volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer and esports.[13] Wake Tech launched its competitiveesports program in 2020 and won the Spring 2021 NJCAAE Overwatch Championship.[14][15] Teams from the college later won the Fall 2022 Open Division Rocket League Championship and the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 League of Legends Premier Series Championships.[16]
