Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC · Public · offers Associate's degrees
—Acceptance rate
$8,759Average net price / year
33%Graduation rate
$41,769Median earnings 10 yrs after entry
$12,000Median debt at graduation
19,675Undergraduates
Cost
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,254
- Out-of-state tuition
- $6,862
- Total cost of attendance
- $15,953
- Books & supplies
- $1,648
- Average net price
- $8,759
Net price by family income
- $0–30k
- $6,682
- $30–48k
- $7,486
- $48–75k
- $9,108
- $75–110k
- $12,603
- $110k+
- $15,067
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Median earnings (6 yrs)
- $35,300
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $41,769
- Median debt (graduates)
- $12,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.0%
- Students with Pell grants
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 16%
Programs: what graduates earn
48 of 91 programs have published earnings or debt data. Earnings are median salaries of graduates one year after completing the program (or the latest available year).
Undergraduate certificate
Associate's degree
Students
- Undergraduates
- 19,675
- Part-time
- 61%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- White
- 42%
- Hispanic
- 20%
- Black
- 22%
- Asian
- 5%
- International
- 3%
Faculty & school
- Student–faculty ratio
- 18:1
- Avg faculty salary
- $61,380 / year
- Full-time faculty
- 46%
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Website
- www.waketech.edu
- Also known as
- NA
Most popular fields
- Computer & Information Sciences – 16% of degrees
- Personal & Culinary Services – 2% of degrees
- Education – 3% of degrees
- Engineering Technologies – 4% of degrees
- Liberal Arts & General Studies – 19% of degrees
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting – 2% of degrees
Frequently asked questions
How much does Wake Technical Community College cost?
The average net price after grants is $8,759 per year; in-state tuition and fees are $2,254 and the full cost of attendance is $15,953.
How much do Wake Technical Community College graduates earn?
Students who enrolled earn a median of $41,769 ten years later. See the program table above for salaries by major.
What is the graduation rate?
33% of first-time, full-time students graduate within 150% of normal time.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.