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College Leadership

Wake Tech’s Chief Fundraiser Receives National Honor

Wake Tech Executive Vice President Mort Congleton has received a top award from the National Council for Resource Development (CRD).
Student Success

Saraya Klink Named Volleyball Player of The Year

Wake Tech student-athlete Saraya Klink has been recognized as Player of the Year in women’s volleyball by the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA), Division 2 Region X. Klink, star middle hitter for the Wake Tech Eagles women’s volleyball team.
Events

Wake Tech Launches Third MOOC Venture

College students who need a little extra help with basic computer skills can now find it online. Wake Tech is offering its third MOOC, or Massive Open Online Course, in Computer Basics.
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Wake Tech Receives Highest Marks in Reaccreditation Process

Dr. Stephen Scott, President of Wake Technical Community College, is  proud to announce that the college has received the highest of marks from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC), its accrediting body.
Academics

Wake Tech to Train Heavy Equipment Operators with High-Tech Tools

Building contractors who depend on heavy equipment will soon have a new pipeline of skilled workers to operate that equipment. Wake Tech President Dr. Stephen Scott announced today that the college will launch a high-tech Heavy Equipment Operator training program in January 2015. 
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Generous Grant Funds Enhance Wake Tech Programs

Wake Tech received more than $4.4 million in grant funds in 2013-14, the most successful year in the 10-year history of the college’s Office of Sponsored Programs and Federal Relations. Educational institutions often count on grant awards to expand programs and services beyond what their operating budgets allow. 
College Leadership

Professor to Provide Emergency Response Training in Angola

A Wake Tech professor is heading to Angola where he will train doctors in remote clinics on how to improve response to medical emergencies.
Events

Wake Tech Establishes “Confucius Classroom”

Wake Tech students have a new resource to prepare for careers in the global economy. The college held a grand opening celebration for its new Confucius Classroom today. The Confucius Classroom is a collaborative initiative with NC State University’s Confucius Institute (NCSU-CI), and Nanjing Normal University and Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters in China.
Events

Wake Tech’s First “Plus 50” Expo is a Success

More than 200 people attended Wake Tech’s first Plus 50 Expo today at the Northern Wake Campus. The free event – open to all but designed especially for those 50 and over – featured a robust agenda of workshops on financial planning, retirement, computer training, health and wellness, and entrepreneurship, as well as previews of non-credit classes offered through Wake Tech’s Continuing Education Division.