Family Recipe
Mekiyah Dove-Harris - Class of 2022"I really do love baking!"
Wake Tech is hosting FAFSA Day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, when Financial Aid Office representatives can help students and their families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The event is at Scott Northern Wake Campus, Building C, and Southern Wake Campus, Building L. Advance registration is encouraged.
For more than 60 years, Wake Tech has changed the lives of thousands of people – helped them uncover hidden talents, start bold ventures, realize dreams and, sometimes, do the impossible.
Each transformation is compelling, each story worth sharing – and Wake Tech students and alumni love sharing them! Take a look at some of their unique and inspiring stories.
"Wake Tech is more than just a college. ... It is a loving, caring and supportive family."
"The instructors at Wake Tech are great! A lot of them have businesses on the side, and they teach us everything we need to know."
"Wake Tech is a great place to get your start in your education."
"Wake Tech's CCP program gave me a lot of opportunities that I wasn't expecting but am very grateful for. It opened the door to where I am now."
"Wake Tech instructors have a combination of both academic and work experience, which allows for both perspectives in classroom instruction."
"The ILC was a major factor to my success. I’m so grateful for the support and encouragement I received."
"My Wake Tech experience was such an amazing experience. My instructors were very helpful and prepared me for the real world."
"It was very reaffirming that making this career change was a good choice."
"My long-term goal is to grow the business, hire more graduates and eventually open an academy for aspiring barbers."
"It feels really good helping people who are like I was, doing whatever they can to create a career and change their lives."
"I had an epiphany. Deep down I knew what I wanted to do!”
“Wake Tech always provided me with the tools needed to excel in my academics.”
“WakeWorks® has been the clearest, simplest path toward gainful employment.”
“I could see this new agreement opening up a lot of doors for people.”