Wake Technical Community College
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Wake Technical Community College, commonly known as Wake Tech, is a two-year accredited institution of higher education and technical training school. Its main campus is located approximately five miles south of Raleigh, North Carolina, near McCullers Crossroads. It also operates several branch campuses around Wake County, North Carolina. Wake Tech is part of the North Carolina Community College System, a state-supported body of 58 institutions throughout North Carolina.
Current student enrollment is 57,000 and is projected to grow to 78,000 by 2015.[1]
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[edit] History
Wake Tech was founded on April 3, 1958 as the Wake County Industrial Education Center. The school opened its doors on October 7, 1963, with 304 enrolled students, 34 of whom were registered in curriculum studies and 270 who were enrolled in vocational training programs. The school became Wake Technical Community College on December 1, 1987.
Wake Technical Community College first received school accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1969.[2]
In the 2008-2009 academic year, Wake Tech will add sports teams. Volleyball, men's soccer, and golf teams will start in fall 2008, and basketball, softball, and baseball will start this year .[3] The school's mascot is the Eagle. A contest was held in the spring of 2008 to name a new mascot, but the students chose to keep the Eagle.
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[edit] Main Campus
[edit] References
- ^ "Wake Tech unveils new, green campus". Raleigh News and Observer. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/638869.html. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ^ Results
- ^ http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/story/954271.html The News & Observer "Wake Tech adds collegiate sports" 20 February 2008. Accessed 23 February 2008.
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