Wake Technical Community College Overview
Wake Technical Community College is a public institution situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.
What Is Wake Technical Community College Known For?
- The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Wake Technical Community College.
- In 2017-2018, 45% of the faculty were full-time.
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Wake Technical Community College Rankings
Out of the 64 colleges in North Carolina, Wake Technical Community College is ranked at #12.
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Wake Technical Community College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#25 | Most Popular Online Associate’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Wake Technical Community College.
Where Is Wake Technical Community College?

Contact details for Wake Technical Community College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 9101 Fayetteville Road, Raleigh, NC 27603-5696 |
Phone: | 919-866-5000 |
Website: | www.waketech.edu/ |
How Do I Get Into Wake Technical Community College?
You can apply to Wake Technical Community College online at: www2.cfnc.org/exclusive.html#/applicationlogin/WakeTCC/Undergrad/WakeTCCApp
Can I Afford Wake Technical Community College?
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wake Technical Community College, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $4,995 a year. That adds up to $19,980 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Wake Technical Community College is 14.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Wake Technical Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 7,611 full-time undergraduates at Wake Technical Community College, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wake Technical Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 396 |
Black or African American | 1,418 |
Hispanic or Latino | 971 |
White | 3,914 |
International Students | 380 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 532 |
Over 90 countries are represented at Wake Technical Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Vietnam.
Online Learning at Wake Technical Community College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wake Technical Community College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of Wake Technical Community College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wake Technical Community College was 6.0%. This is the #1,597 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Wake Technical Community College regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Wake Technical Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Computer Information Systems | 7% |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 1% |
Liberal Arts General Studies | 1% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Wake Technical Community College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Wake Technical Community College.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Wake Technical Community College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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