Wake Technical Community College
Wake Technical Community College
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| Established | April 3, 1958 |
| Type | community college |
| Students | 18,000 |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
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Navy Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | NJCAA Region X 8 varsity sports |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Website | www.waketech.edu |
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 18,000.[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]
[edit] Campuses
[edit] Main Campus
The main campus is located near McCullers Crossroads on US 401 between Raleigh and Fuquay-Varina. It consists of 13 buildings, most of which contain classrooms and faculty offices. Other buildings include Student Services, Bookstore, Independent Learning Center, and a Child Care Facility.
The main campus began being served by Raleigh's bus system in January 2009. Before this, a college-run shuttle served the campus and downtown Raleigh, with an intermediate stop on Tryon Road in Raleigh.
[edit] Health Sciences Campus
The health sciences campus is located in east Raleigh adjacent to the WakeMed Raleigh Campus, on Sunnybrook Road.
[edit] Adult Education Center
The adult education center is located north of downtown Raleigh on Capital Boulevard (US 401).
[edit] Western Wake Campus
The current Western Wake campus is located in Millpond Village, a subdivision on Kildaire Farm Road in southern Cary. Plans are underway to build a new campus in northwestern Wake County, closer to Research Triangle Park.[3]
[edit] Northern Wake Campus
In July 2007, Wake unveiled a newly-built $30.6 million environmentally-friendly campus in North Raleigh located on US 401 in northeastern Raleigh.[1]
[edit] Athletics
The Wake Tech athletic teams compete in 8 varsity sports in the NJCAA Region X. 2008 marked the inaugural year for sports at Wake Tech. Women's volleyball, Men's soccer, and golf were the first sports during the 2008-2009 school year. The following year, 2009-2010, was added by Men's and Women's basketball, baseball, softball, and cheer-leading. Men's golf took 1st place in the Region X Division 1 Golf Championship 2009. The following year was started off by the Men's soccer team taking 2nd in the Region X Division 1.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Wake Tech unveils new, green campus". Raleigh News and Observer. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/638869.html. Retrieved 2007-07-16.[dead link]
- ^ Results
- ^ The News & Observer: Wake Tech plans expansion
