Wake Tech News

Wake Tech Community College now offers students and the community a powerful new resource for exploring potential careers. The college has launched Career Coach, a free online service that allows students and other visitors to Wake Tech’s website to research various careers and their employment prospects. 

If you’re thinking about enrolling in a degree program at Wake Tech, now’s the time to apply! The college is currently accepting applications for the fall 2014 semester.

U.S. Representative David Price visited Wake Tech Community College today to announce a major grant award the college will receive from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award, more than $825,000, comes from the NSF’s Advanced Technological Education program.

Wake Tech graduate David Roman is taking the first step toward a career in politics, thanks to hard work and determination – and the help of friends at Wake Tech. David leaves Saturday to begin a summer internship in the office of Representative David Price in Washington, D.C.

Wake Tech students “crunched the numbers” successfully to excel in the national Student Math League (SML) competition, sponsored by the American Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC). Students from 35 states and Bermuda, in courses from pre-calculus through top-level calculus, participated.

Excited graduates celebrated a long-deferred graduation Monday night, as Wake Tech Community College held its spring GED® and Adult High School graduation ceremony.  More than 200 students earned credentials, and 72 participated in the event on Wake Tech’s main campus. 

More than 1,400 Wake Tech students have reason to celebrate! The college held commencement exercises at the Raleigh Convention Center on Saturday, May 3, and awarded degrees and diplomas to an impressive array of proud graduates.

Students from Wake Tech Community College won 13 awards at the annual Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference, showcasing their talent with four first place and two second place awards. Several students took home multiple awards.

Wake Tech star forward Joshua Mellette has been recognized as a first team pick for the NJCAA DII men’s basketball team All American Award. The 6’ 5” sophomore, ranked first in the Region X Conference for blocks and rebounds per game, was named the Region X Player of the Year.