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Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Raleigh is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

6,944 Full-Time Undergraduates
$2,076 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Wake Technical Community College?

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Contact details for Wake Technical Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 9101 Fayetteville Road, Raleigh, NC 27603-5696
Phone: 919-866-5000
Website: www.waketech.edu

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Can I Afford Wake Technical Community College?

$2,076 In-State Tuition
60% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time Wake Technical Community College students paid $76 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $268 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $2,076 $7,292
Fees $260 $290
Books and Supplies $1,756 $1,756

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 60% of students took out student loans averaging $5,460 a year. That adds up to $21,840 over four years for those students.

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Wake Technical Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,944 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 21,760 undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College, with 6,944 being full-time and 14,816 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 6,944 full-time undergraduates at Wake Technical Community College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 392
Black or African American 1,186
Hispanic or Latino 994
White 3,580
International Students 263
Other Races/Ethnicities 529

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

10,859 Took All Classes Online
16,574 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 16,574 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wake Technical Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Wake Technical Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 130 28 9 167
Medical Office Management/Administration 40 112 12 164
Building/Property Maintenance 104 34 0 138
Welding Technology/Welder 91 18 9 118
Electrician 60 17 11 88
Industrial Technology 52 16 0 68
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 46 15 0 61
Medium/Heavy Vehicle & Truck Technology/Technician 35 15 11 61
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician 32 14 10 56
Architectural Engineering Technology 34 13 0 47
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 0 26 21 47
Medical/Clinical Assistant 2 14 23 39
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 22 13 0 35
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 20 12 2 34
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 20 13 0 33
Radiologic Technology 0 31 0 31
Civil Engineering Technology 21 6 0 27
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 27 0 0 27
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 8 18 0 26
Plumbing Technology/Plumber 15 0 8 23
Dental Assisting/Assistant 0 0 21 21
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 14 6 0 20
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 13 5 0 18
Surveying Technology/Surveying 9 9 0 18
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 0 18 0 18
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 0 14 0 14
Mammography Technician/Technology 13 0 0 13
Laboratory Technician 0 11 0 11
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 8 0 0 8
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 0 0 5 5
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 0 3 0 3
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 0 2 0 2
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 2 0 0 2
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation 0 0 1 1
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 0 0 0 0
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician 0 0 0 0
Aesthetician/Esthetician & Skin Care Specialist 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 818 483 143 1,444

Wake Technical Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Wake Technical Community College awarded 3,928 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 2 23 17 0
Allied Health Professions 13 5 51 0
Architectural Engineering Technology 34 0 13 0
Building Management & Inspection 104 0 34 0
Civil Engineering Technology 21 0 6 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 27 0 11 0
Cosmetology 0 21 26 0
Culinary Arts 42 0 26 0
Dental Support Services 0 21 14 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 60 11 17 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 13 0 5 0
Engineering-Related Technologies 9 0 9 0
Ground Transportation 0 1 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 40 12 112 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 130 9 28 0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 32 10 14 0
Industrial Production Technology 52 0 16 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 20 2 12 0
Mental & Social Health Services 22 0 24 0
Plumbing & Water Supply 15 8 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 8 0 0 0
Precision Metal Working 91 9 18 0
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 2 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 81 11 30 0
Total 2,340 368 1,220 0

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.

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