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Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Raleigh is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

2,054 Undergraduate Degrees

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Wake Technical Community College Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Wake Technical Community College is ranked #251 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. Wake Technical Community College also holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Wake Technical Community College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#15 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#35 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#38 Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#59 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#86 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Wake Technical Community College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Management Science Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Accounting and Finance Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#8 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#13 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#71 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#84 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools College Factual

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/

How Do I Get Into Wake Technical Community College?

You can apply to Wake Technical Community College online at: www2.cfnc.org/exclusive.html#/applicationlogin/WakeTCC/Undergrad/WakeTCCApp

Wake Technical Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Wake Technical Community College?

58% Take Out Loans
11.6% Loan Default Rate

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 58% of students took out student loans averaging $5,406 a year. That adds up to $21,624 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wake Technical Community College is 11.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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

17,129 Took All Classes Online
20,432 Took At Least One Class Online
51.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 20,432 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 11th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Wake Technical Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wake Technical Community College was 51.7%. This is the #517 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Wake Technical Community College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Wake Technical Community College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Wake Technical Community College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Supply Chain Management #30
Office Administration #56
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #64
Human Resource Management #92
Accounting #116
Accounting #231
General Business Administration and Management #374
Business Administration & Management #475

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Wake Technical Community College Business Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 851 137 0 988
Accounting and Finance 655 43 6 704
Management Science 124 10 0 134
Office Administration 67 16 6 89
Supply Chain Management 39 19 0 58
Accounting 12 28 5 45
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management 20 15 0 35
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 1,769 268 17 2,054

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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