Wake Tech News

Graphic combining Wake Tech and Common App logos
Student Success
Posted on
Wake Tech Joins Popular 'Common App'
Applying for admission to Wake Tech just got easier.
Continue Reading
Wake Tech News Update logo
August 2025

Latest News from Wake Tech

Enter search keywords.
Events
Wake Tech students and administrators and officials from Raleigh, Wake County and WakeMed hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for the college's Perry Family Simulation Hospital.

College Breaks Ground on Simulation Hospital

Wake County's health care workforce pipeline will soon get a major shot in the arm with an expansion at Wake Tech's Perry Health Sciences Campus, adjacent to WakeMed in Raleigh.
Continue Reading
Partnerships
Graphic with Wake Tech and North Carolina State University logos

Wake Tech Joins New N.C. State Guaranteed Admissions Program

Wake Tech is pleased to be an inaugural partner of Wolfpack Connect, a new program that provides a guaranteed admissions pathway to North Carolina State University.
Continue Reading
Events
Members of Culinary Team USA prepare dishes for a fundraising dinner at Wake Tech that will help pay for expenses during the team's trip to Germany for the 2028 Culinary Olympics.

Team USA Goes for Culinary Gold at Wake Tech

Wake Tech Community College hosted an exclusive "Road to Gold" practice dinner for the American Culinary Federation Culinary Team USA as they prepare for the prestigious 2028 Culinary Olympics in Germany.
Continue Reading
Events
Wake Tech Biotechnology students pose for a photo after receiving their first white lab coats, marking a milestone in the start of their life-sciences education journey.

White Coat Ceremony Celebrates New Biotech Students

Wake Tech biotech students celebrated the beginning of their education journey at a special White Coat Ceremony held at the Southern Wake Campus.
Continue Reading
Wake Tech Foundation
Will Smith and his family pose with Wake Tech Foundation Director Matt Smith, left, and Wake Tech President Dr. Scott Ralls, right, after announcing an endowed scholarship the family created.

New Scholarship Opportunity for Future Teachers

The Wake Tech Foundation Board of Directors chair and his family have established a scholarship endowment to support students pursuing Early Childhood Education degrees.
Continue Reading
Partnerships
Wake Tech President Dr. Scott Ralls and William Peace University President Dr. Lynn Morton pose for a photo after signing an agreement to make it easier for Wake Tech students to transfer to Peace.

Wake Tech, William Peace Announce New Transfer Partnership

It’s now easier than ever for Wake Tech graduates to continue their education at William Peace University.
Continue Reading
Partnerships
Six Wake Tech students who began their apprenticeships in high school are beginning new engineering and automotive careers after graduating from the college and their apprenticeship programs.

Apprentices Ready to Embark on New Careers

Six Wake Tech apprentices who started in high school are beginning new engineering and automotive careers, and another 39 high school students are starting their apprenticeship journey.
Continue Reading
Campus Happenings
An architectural rendering of Wake Tech's planned Conlon Western Wake Campus depicts a building in the background and a pond in the foreground.

Design Unveiled for New Western Campus

The Wake Tech Board of Trustees has approved the master plan for the college's new Conlon Western Wake Campus in Apex.
Continue Reading
College Leadership
Wake Tech President Dr. Scott Ralls, left, poses with new Board of Trustees members, left to right, Kenyatta Elliott, Jen Willis, SGA President Daniela Rebong and Temple Sloan.

College Welcomes New Trustees

Three community leaders and Wake Tech's student body president are the newest members of the college's Board of Trustees.
Continue Reading