Wake Technical Community College

Wake Technical Community College
Other name
Wake Tech
Former name
Wake County Industrial Education Center (1963–1970)
W. W. Holding Technical Institute (1970–1973)
Wake Technical Institute (1974–1979)
Wake Technical College (1980–1988)
TypePublic community college
EstablishedApril 3, 1958 (1958-04-03)
Parent institution
North Carolina Community College System
PresidentScott Ralls[1]
Students64,000[2]
Address
9101 Fayetteville Road
,
Raleigh
,
North Carolina
,
27603
,
United States

35°39′01″N 78°42′22″W / 35.6504°N 78.7061°W / 35.6504; -78.7061
CampusMultiple sites
Campuses13
Colors    Navy blue and gold
    Websafe
NicknameEagles
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA Region X
Websitewww.waketech.edu

Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech) is a public community college in Raleigh, North Carolina.[3] Its first location, now the Southern Wake Campus, opened in 1963.[4] Wake Tech now operates multiple campuses throughout Wake County. The largest community college in North Carolina, Wake Tech is part of the North Carolina Community College System and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

  1. ^ "Wake Tech Board Approves Transition Plan for New President". Wake Tech News. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "About Wake Tech | Wake Technical Community College". www.waketech.edu. 29 April 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Southern Wake Campus | Wake Technical Community College". www.waketech.edu. 29 April 2022.