Design & Applied Arts at Wake Technical Community College

Every design & applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at Wake Technical Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 21,760 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Wake Technical Community College Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Design

Wake Technical Community College Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Wake Technical Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Wake Technical Community College.

Wake Technical Community College Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

42% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of design associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at Wake Technical Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 28% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at Wake Technical Community College are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wake Technical Community College with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	49
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

Design & Applied Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wake Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Game & Interactive Media Design	46
Commercial & Advertising Art	37
Interior Design	8

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Wake Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Graphic Designers	6,460	$49,700
Professors	5,220	$70,590
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Photographers	1,450	$33,630
Interior Designers	1,320	$54,650

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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